Table A1. Main eSports empirical studies... | Emerald Publishing

Table A1.

Main eSports empirical studies

Authors	Antecedents	Outcomes/mediators/moderators	Context
Badrinarayanan et al. (2015)	Identification (MMORPG) Identification (Players)	Purchase Community engagement Coproduction Recruitment WOM	MMORPG games
Jang and Byon (2019) and Jang and Byon (2020)	Effort expectancy Social influence Hedonic motivation Price value Habit Flow	eSports gameplay intention eSports gameplay behavior Media consumption of eSports events Mediators (eSports gameplay Intention and eSports gameplay behavior) Genre as moderating variable	eSports gaming
Abbasi et al. (2020a)	Consumer eSports engagement States (cognitive, affective, and behavioral)	Purchase Community engagement Coproduction Recruitment WOM	eSports gaming
Abbasi et al. (2020b)	Personality factors Honesty-Humility Emotionality Extraversion Agreeableness Conscientiousness Openness to experience	Consumer video game engagement	eSports gaming
Macey et al. (2022)	Motivational Factors Achievement Knowledge Aesthetics Drama Escape Family and Friends Physical attraction Gamer’s skills Social Interaction	Watching Intention Game Intention Purchase Intention	eSports (Spectator’s perspective)
Hollebeek et al. (2022a, 2022b) and Rehman et al. (2022)	Escapism Fantasy Role projection Enjoyment Arousal Emotional Involvement Sensory Experience	Theory of Planned Behavior Attitude toward video game Subjective norms Perceived Behavioral Control Videogaming Intent Videogaming Behavior	PUBG game
Present Study	Consumer eSports Engagement	Direct and Indirect Contributions toward the firm Purchase Community engagement Coproduction Recruitment WOM	eSports Gaming and Targeting Male Respondents Aged 18–24

Authors	Antecedents	Outcomes/mediators/moderators	Context
Badrinarayanan et al. (2015)	Identification (MMORPG) Identification (Players)	Purchase Community engagement Coproduction Recruitment WOM	MMORPG games
Jang and Byon (2019) and Jang and Byon (2020)	Effort expectancy Social influence Hedonic motivation Price value Habit Flow	eSports gameplay intention eSports gameplay behavior Media consumption of eSports events Mediators (eSports gameplay Intention and eSports gameplay behavior) Genre as moderating variable	eSports gaming
Abbasi et al. (2020a)	Consumer eSports engagement States (cognitive, affective, and behavioral)	Purchase Community engagement Coproduction Recruitment WOM	eSports gaming
Abbasi et al. (2020b)	Personality factors Honesty-Humility Emotionality Extraversion Agreeableness Conscientiousness Openness to experience	Consumer video game engagement	eSports gaming
Macey et al. (2022)	Motivational Factors Achievement Knowledge Aesthetics Drama Escape Family and Friends Physical attraction Gamer’s skills Social Interaction	Watching Intention Game Intention Purchase Intention	eSports (Spectator’s perspective)
Hollebeek et al. (2022a, 2022b) and Rehman et al. (2022)	Escapism Fantasy Role projection Enjoyment Arousal Emotional Involvement Sensory Experience	Theory of Planned Behavior Attitude toward video game Subjective norms Perceived Behavioral Control Videogaming Intent Videogaming Behavior	PUBG game
Present Study	Consumer eSports Engagement	Direct and Indirect Contributions toward the firm Purchase Community engagement Coproduction Recruitment WOM	eSports Gaming and Targeting Male Respondents Aged 18–24