Why do people buy virtual goods: A meta-analysis
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- Authors
- Hamari, J., & Keronen, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Turku (FI)
- University of Tampere (FI)
- Corresponding author
- Hamari, Juho
- ORCID
- Hamari, Juho
- Venue
- Computers in Human Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2017-06
- Volume
- 71
- Pages
- 59-69
- ISSN
- 0747-5632 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2581016660
- Cited by
- 176
- References
- 11
- Citations by year
- 2026: 23 · 2025: 26 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 29 · 2021: 23 · 2020: 15 · 2019: 18 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 4
- FWCI
- 3.19
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- trepo.tuni.fi
- Licence
- Locations
- Computers in Human Behavior (publishedVersion)
- Tampere University Institutional Repository (Tampere University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Digital Games and Media
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Marketing › Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence
- Keywords
- virtual goods, purchase behavior, service design, platform design, virtual worlds, online games, social networking services, network effects, self-presentation, enjoyment, flow, ease of use
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