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Research Articles

A Qualitative Research of Young People’s Motivation to Start, Continue, Reduce and Quit Playing Online Multiplayer Games on Computer

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Pages 3289-3311 | Received 16 Sep 2021, Accepted 23 Jun 2022, Published online: 19 Jul 2022

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