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Macau Periodical Index (澳門期刊論文索引)
- Author
- Wang, Di
- Title
- Does avatar behavior in massively multiplayer online role-playing game reflect ideal self or actual self?
- Journal Name
- 澳門科技大學學報
- Pub. Info
- Jun. 2016, Vol.10, No.1, pp. 9-17
- Link
- http://lib.must.edu.mo/sites/default/files/assets/images/Duu/must_journal_201601.pdf
- Keyword
- Actual self；MMORPG；Agreeableness；Extraversion；Appearance
- Abstract
- Abstract : Whether avatar behavior in the video game reflects a player's ideal self or actual self is debated in the literature. In this study, we provide new evidence to literature by examining whether avatar behaviors in massively multiplayer online role-playing game reflect a player's ideal self or actual self. We predicted players' behavior in Jian Xia Qing Yuan 3 would reflect their ideal self more than actual self. Results only support our hypotheses in terms of appearance. In terms od agreeableness and extraversion, both actual self and ideal self are reflected in the players' behavior in the game, though it was actual self, not ideal self, which played a bigger role in explaining the players' behavior in the game. Paragraph Headings: 1. Introduction 2. Self discrepancy theory 3. Character identity in MMORPGs 4. Method 5. Results 6. Discussion Tables: 1. Descriptive statistics. 2. T-test results of ideal self and actual differences of helpfulness, sociability, appearance, and achievement. 3. Descriptive statistics. 4. The correlation between perceived actual self, ideal self, and behavior in the video game 5. Regression analyses of actual agreeableness, ideal agreeableness predicting agreeableness in the video game. 6. Regression analyses of actual extraversion, ideal extraversion predicting extraversion in the video game. 7. Regression analyses of actual appearance, ideal appearance predicting appearance in the video game.