TY - JOUR SN - 17473616 PB - Emerald Group Holdings Ltd. EP - 381 AV - none SP - 362 TI - Do pop-up ads in online videogames influence childrenâ??s inspired-to behavior? N1 - cited By 5 Y1 - 2022/// VL - 23 UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85121578573&doi=10.1108%2fYC-06-2021-1347&partnerID=40&md5=1059334b10e58937efffa510926a3e86 A1 - Abbasi, A.Z. A1 - Rehman, U. A1 - Ting, D.H. A1 - Quraishi, M.A. JF - Young Consumers ID - scholars16573 N2 - Purpose: Advertising through the videogame has become one of the most effective and prevalent channels of advertisement, especially via pop-up ads â?? appearing on the screen that interrupts childrenâ??s gaming activity. Despite its importance, the effectiveness of pop-up ads and its advertising value in online videogames (O-VGs) to predict childrenâ??s inspired-to behavior remains scant. This study aims to investigate the underlying factors that explain the relationship between the four dimensions of pop-up ads and perceived advertising value, which further predicts childrenâ??s inspired-to behavior. Design/methodology/approach: Data from 196 parents who observed their children while playing O-VGs, were analyzed using Smart-PLS. As the respondents are parents, the authors took extra precautions to ensure that the findings are valid. Findings: Results showed that perceived irritation and incentives of pop-up ads do not affect childrenâ??s advertising value, whereas perceived informativeness and entertainment of pop-up ads positively impact perceived advertising value among children. Besides, childrenâ??s perceived advertising value of pop-up ads in O-VGs predict their inspired-to behavior. Originality/value: This study contributes to childrenâ??s inspired-to behavior via empirically studying the perceived advertising value as a potential deriving source of inspiration. Finally, the study provides information for developers/advertisers about why and under what circumstances children perceived advertising value affect inspired-to behavior. © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited. IS - 3 ER -