This study aims to thoroughly investigate the influencing factors of gender identification on discourse power conflicts encountered by female players in games, and further explore how this conflict pressure potentially impacts their future willingness to use gender identification. Utilizing the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique and grounded in social identity theory, the research focuses on female players of the popular game "Honor of Kings" (n=249). Adopting the Stressor-Strain-Outcome (SSO) model as the analytical framework, gender identification is viewed as the stressor triggering discourse conflicts for female players. Through in-depth analysis, the study finds that female players tend to cope with stereotype challenges posed by gender identification by enhancing their gaming skills and actively engaging in the gaming community. However, when they perceive privacy violations or suppressed voices, these social conflicts significantly increase their perceived stress. Consequently, many female players opt to conceal or avoid using gender identification to mitigate unnecessary discourse conflicts.

Meihui Liu. A Study on the Discourse Power Conflict of Female Gamers' Gender Identification in Games. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 11: 113-122. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2024.071117.

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