Table 1 Relationship Between Participants Gamer Typologies and their Gaming Behavior

Player types

(X² = 45.55, df = 8, p < .001, CV = 0.24)

 Game averse

36 (10.6%)^a

12 (7.0%)^a

8 (8.2%)^a

7 (9.6%)^a

21 (28.8%)^a

84 (11%)

 Occasional player

204 (61.0%)^a

79 (46.2%)^a

60 (61.9%)^a,b

36 (49.3%)^a

37 (50.7%)^a

416 (55%)

 Die-hard player

99 (29.4%)^a

80 (46.8%)^a,b

29 (29.9%)^a

30(41.1%)^a

15 (20.5%)^a

253 (34%)

Gaming frequency

(X2 = 35.79, df = 8, p <. 001, CV = 0.21)

 Rare

88 (26.0%)^a,

34 (19.9%)^a

25 (25.8%)^a,

11 (15.1%)^a

27 (37.0%)^a

185 (25%)

 Occasional

155 (45.7%)^b

57 (33.3%)^a

47 (48.5%)^a

32 (43.8%)^a

34 (46.6%)^a

325 (43%)

 Frequent

96 (28.3%)^c

80 (46.8%)^a

25 (25.8%)^a

30 (41.1%)^a

12 (16.4%)^a

243 (32%)

Game testes

(X² = 16.96, df = 8, p = .031, CV = 0.15)

 Digital games

38 (12.1%)^a

36 (21.8%)^a

15 (16.7%)^a,

14 (20.3%)^a

9 (15.3%)^a

112 (16%)

 Real life games

98 (31.2%)^a

30 (18.2%)^a

19 (21.1%)^b

18 (26.1%)^a

19 (32.2%)^a

184 (26%)

 Both

178 (56.7%)^a

99 (60.0%)^a

56 (62.2%)^c

37 (53.6%)^a

31 (52.5%)^a

401 (58%)

Game device used

(X2 = 6.80, df = 8, p = .558, CV = 0.070)

 Smartphone or tablet

3 (1.0%)^a

3 (1.8%)^a

2 (2.2%)^a

0 (0,0%)^a

0 (0.0%)^a

8 (1%)

 Computer or console

70 (22.3%)^b

34 (20.6%)^b

14 (15.6%)^a

12 (17,4%)^a

16 (27.1%)^a

146 (21%)

 Both

241 (76.8%)^c

128 (77.6%)^c

74 (82,2%)^a

57 (82.6%)a

43 (72.9%)^a

543 (78%)

Social play behavior

X² = 19.22, df = 12, p = .083, CV = 0.09

 Alone

14 (4.4%)^a

6 (3.5%)^a

12 (12.5%)^a

6 (8.2%)^a

4(5.6%)^a

42 (6%)

 In cooperation with others

52 (16.2%)^b

22 (12.9%)^a

17 (17.7%)^a

18 (24.7%)^a

13 (18.3%)^b

122 (17%)

 In competition with others

63 (19.6%)^c

32 (18.8%)^a

15 (15.6%)^a

14 (19,2%)^a

15 (21.1%)^c

139 (19%)

 No preferences

192 (59.8%)^d

110 (64.7%)^a

52(54.2%)a

35 (47.9%)^a

39 (54.9%)^d

428 (58%)

Game scenario

X² = 40.16, df = 8, p < .001, CV = 17

 Prefers without scenario

57 (17.7%)^a

14 (8.2%)^a

10 (10.3%)^a

12 (16.4%)^a

23 (31.9%)^a

116 (16%)

 Indifferent

10 (3.1%)^b

12 (7.0%)^a

0 (7.0%)^a

0 (0.0%)^b

0 (0.0%)^a

22 (3%)

 Prefers with scenario

255(79.2%)^c

145(84.8%)^a

87(89.7%)^a

61(83.6%)^c

49(68.1%)^a

597(81)