The Motivational Pull of Video Games: A Self-Determination Theory Approach

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Ryan, Richard M., et al. “The Motivational Pull of Video Games: A Self-Determination Theory Approach”. Motivation and Emotion, vol. 30, no. 4, 2006, pp. 344-60, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-006-9051-8.
Ryan, R. M., Rigby, C. S., & Przybylski, A. (2006). The Motivational Pull of Video Games: A Self-Determination Theory Approach. Motivation and Emotion, 30(4), 344-360. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-006-9051-8
Ryan, Richard M., C. Scott Rigby, and Andrew Przybylski. “The Motivational Pull of Video Games: A Self-Determination Theory Approach”. Motivation and Emotion 30, no. 4 (2006): 344-60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-006-9051-8.
Ryan RM, Rigby CS, Przybylski A. The Motivational Pull of Video Games: A Self-Determination Theory Approach. Motivation and Emotion. 2006;30(4):344-60.
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