Female gaming is a relatively under-researched area, and female gamers often report
experiencing harassment whilst playing online. The present study explored female …

Online gaming has gained millions of users around the globe, which have been shown to
virtually connect, to befriend, and to accumulate online social capital. Today, as online …

Tracing the evolution of social capital since his highly acclaimed contribution of 2001 (Social
Capital Versus Social Theory), Ben Fine consolidates his position as the world's leading …

This study examines the impact of collective MMORPG play on gamers' social capital in both
the virtual world and the real world. Collective MMORPG play is conceptualized as the …

The existing literature is oriented toward examining how Internet access and use may affect
social capital. The role of social capital in narrowing the digital divides has been frequently …

This study examines the relationship between types of social capital and the use of
Facebook to share personal news. This relationship is significant because, as the research …

Drawing on nationally representative survey data, this article examines the implications of
Internet use and online communication for strong and weak ties in Americans' social …

Introduction A challenge in defining Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) is discriminating
pathological gameplay from an excessive, yet benign, involvement in video games …

Studies on the Internet in China mainly focus on issues at the macro level, like state control,
democracy or human rights. Few studies have examined the role of the Internet in collective …

This study aims to uncover the impact of the information and communication capabilities of
mobile phone use on the performance of microenterprises in Bangladesh. Data were …