Mobile games are video games that are typically played on any portable devices including mobile phones, such as feature phones or smartphones; tablets; personal digital assistants, which are able to handle game consoles; and portable media players with internet connectivity. Increasingly, people are becoming addicted to such mobile gaming. Not many studies are available that have investigated the factors responsible for such addiction, especially social influence and motivation aspects. There is a huge interest among practitioners, researchers, and academicians to understand the antecedents and consequences of people’s addiction to mobile games. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the antecedents and consequences of addiction to mobile games. With the help of social exchange theory, social networking theory, motivational theory and technology acceptance model, a theoretical model has been proposed, which is subsequently validated using partial least squares structural equation modelling on the feedback from 322 respondents who are mobile game players. The study finds that social influence has a significant positive impact on both hedonic and utilitarian attitudes of people towards playing mobile games. With different factors influencing them to play mobile games frequently, these players eventually become addicted to mobile games.

手机游戏是通常在任何便携式设备上玩的视频游戏，包括手机，例如功能手机或智能手机；片剂；能够操作游戏机的个人数字助理；和具有互联网连接的便携式媒体播放器。人们越来越沉迷于此类手机游戏。没有多少研究调查了造成这种成瘾的因素，尤其是社会影响和动机方面。从业者、研究人员和学者们对了解人们沉迷于手机游戏的前因和后果有着浓厚的兴趣。因此，本研究的目的是调查手机游戏成瘾的前因和后果。借助社会交换理论、社会网络理论，动机理论和技术接受模型，提出了一个理论模型，随后使用偏最小二乘结构方程模型对来自 322 名移动游戏玩家的反馈进行了验证。研究发现，社会影响对人们玩手机游戏的享乐主义和功利主义态度都有显着的积极影响。由于不同的因素影响他们频繁玩手游，这些玩家最终会沉迷于手游。研究发现，社会影响对人们玩手机游戏的享乐主义和功利主义态度都有显着的积极影响。由于不同的因素影响他们频繁玩手游，这些玩家最终会沉迷于手游。研究发现，社会影响对人们玩手机游戏的享乐主义和功利主义态度都有显着的积极影响。由于不同的因素影响他们频繁玩手游，这些玩家最终会沉迷于手游。