The influencing factors of game brand loyalty

Our research aims to investigate the impact mechanism of brand loyalty among gamers during the gaming process within the framework of brand loyalty theory and cognitive theory. We surveyed game players from Zhejiang Province, China. The research methods include a questionnaire survey and structural...

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Veröffentlicht in:Heliyon 2024-05, Vol.10 (10), p.e31324, Article e31324
Hauptverfasser: Zhao, Xuanze, Sam, Toonghai, Zhang, Xia, Liu, Yujia
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Our research aims to investigate the impact mechanism of brand loyalty among gamers during the gaming process within the framework of brand loyalty theory and cognitive theory. We surveyed game players from Zhejiang Province, China. The research methods include a questionnaire survey and structural equation modelling. Results show that game experience, interaction, and impression are positively correlated with game trust, while game trust is positively correlated with game brand loyalty. Game trust, as a mediator variable, plays a complete mediation role. The clustering results of player gender and age as moderating effects are not significant. Based on the analysis results, we have suggested corresponding policy recommendations and reflections. Our research contributes to the analysation of impact mechanism of brand loyalty during the gaming process through the establishment of a structural equation model and provides suggestions and reflections on the development of the gaming industry.
ISSN:2405-8440
2405-8440
DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e31324