Are Online Mobile Gamers Really Happy? On the Suppressor Role of Online Game Addiction

Jun-Jie Hew (), Voon-Hsien Lee (), Soo-Ting T’ng (), Garry Wei-Han Tan (), Keng-Boon Ooi () and Yogesh K. Dwivedi ()
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Jun-Jie Hew: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Voon-Hsien Lee: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Soo-Ting T’ng: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Garry Wei-Han Tan: UCSI Graduate Business School, UCSI University
Keng-Boon Ooi: UCSI Graduate Business School, UCSI University
Yogesh K. Dwivedi: Swansea University

Information Systems Frontiers, 2024, vol. 26, issue 1, No 15, 217-249

Abstract: Abstract Drawing upon the Stimulus-Organism-Response Theory and Flow Theory, this study aims to investigate the effects of environmental stimuli that are unique to the mobile multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) environment (i.e., immediacy, social interaction, and competition) in inducing the state of flow, which is expected to be the basis of online game addiction and subjective happiness among the online mobile gamers. Besides, this study explores the uncharted role of addiction in suppressing the effect of flow on happiness through the theoretical lens of Rational Addiction Theory. The results indicate that all environmental stimuli are directly and positively related to the state of flow, which relates directly and positively to online game addiction and subjective happiness. Online game addiction is found to have a direct and negative association with subjective happiness, on top of its suppressor role that negatively mediates the relationship between flow and subjective happiness.

Keywords: Online game addiction; Hedonic information systems; Stimulus-Organism-Response Theory; Flow Theory; Rational Addiction Theory; Competitive mediation; Mobile gaming; Mobile commerce (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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