Abstract
This study investigated the impact of mobile game addiction, loyalty, and negative e-WOM on purchase intention in online gaming applications, using a questionnaire distributed to PUBG Mobile players through game communities on WhatsApp and Telegram. The study found that online game addiction has a significant effect on online game loyalty, and online game loyalty has a significant effect on purchase intention. Additionally, online game addiction has a significant effect on negative e-WOM, and negative e-WOM has a significant effect on purchase intention. Game addiction also has a significant effect on purchase intention. These findings contribute to filling the research gap in the literature on the relationship between game addiction, loyalty, negative e-WOM, and purchase intention. The study emphasizes the importance of game developers and marketers understanding and managing these factors to encourage purchase intention in online gaming applications.
Publisher
The Indonesian Institute of Science and Technology Research
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