@article{ref1,
title="The female player does not exist: gender identity relates to differences in player motivations and play styles",
journal="Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking",
year="2012",
author="Poels, Karolien and De Cock, Nele and Malliet, Steven",
volume="15",
number="11",
pages="634-638",
abstract="This study addresses the female player of massively multiplayer online (role-playing) games and investigates how gender identity (GI), indicating a person's identification with characteristics that are traditionally defined as masculine or feminine, can be used to explain playing patterns within the female gender group. <br><br>RESULTS from an online survey (n = 466) show that females' player motivations and play styles vary as a function of their GI, indicating that it is a relevant and additional predictor of play behavior and confirming that female play behavior cannot be generalized based on stereotypical male/female conceptions.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2152-2715",
doi="10.1089/cyber.2012.0164",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2012.0164"
}