Binge-Watching: Development and Validation of the Binge-Watching Addiction Questionnaire
The approach to the vision of TV series has deeply changed in the last years, and watching multiple episodes of TV content in a single session becomes a popular viewing pattern referred as binge-watching. Early studies defined binge-watching as a potentially addictive behavior showing characteristic...
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| description | The approach to the vision of TV series has deeply changed in the last years, and watching multiple episodes of TV content in a single session becomes a popular viewing pattern referred as binge-watching. Early studies defined binge-watching as a potentially addictive behavior showing characteristics similar to other behavioral addictions, such as loss of control and pleasure anticipation. This study aims to validate a short self-report questionnaire focused on assessing binge-watching behavior and determining whether it shows characteristics similar to addictive behavior, the Binge-Watching Addiction Questionnaire (BWAQ). An online survey was adopted to administer the questionnaire in the general population (N = 1277). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses assessed both the validity and the structure of the scale in two independent samples. The statistical analyses confirmed a four-factor model (i.e., “Craving”, “Dependency”, “Anticipation”, “Avoidance”) of the BWAQ with good psychometric properties. The BWAQ can differentiate between people who adopt maladaptive watching activities from those who use TV-series as leisure and entertainment activities. Therefore, this questionnaire may enable researchers to improve this emerging field of research significantly. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10cf837e954a4579a76b59e55666a2aa2023-12-11T18:06:03ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2021-02-011122710.3390/bs11020027Binge-Watching: Development and Validation of the Binge-Watching Addiction QuestionnaireGiuseppe Forte0Francesca Favieri1Domenico Tedeschi2Maria Casagrande3Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università “Sapienza” di Roma, 00185 Roma, ItalyDipartimento di Psicologia, Università “Sapienza” di Roma, 00185 Roma, ItalyDipartimento di Psicologia, Università “Sapienza” di Roma, 00185 Roma, ItalyDipartimento di Psicologia Dinamica, Clinica e Salute, Università “Sapienza” di Roma, 00185 Roma, ItalyThe approach to the vision of TV series has deeply changed in the last years, and watching multiple episodes of TV content in a single session becomes a popular viewing pattern referred as binge-watching. Early studies defined binge-watching as a potentially addictive behavior showing characteristics similar to other behavioral addictions, such as loss of control and pleasure anticipation. This study aims to validate a short self-report questionnaire focused on assessing binge-watching behavior and determining whether it shows characteristics similar to addictive behavior, the Binge-Watching Addiction Questionnaire (BWAQ). An online survey was adopted to administer the questionnaire in the general population (N = 1277). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses assessed both the validity and the structure of the scale in two independent samples. The statistical analyses confirmed a four-factor model (i.e., “Craving”, “Dependency”, “Anticipation”, “Avoidance”) of the BWAQ with good psychometric properties. The BWAQ can differentiate between people who adopt maladaptive watching activities from those who use TV-series as leisure and entertainment activities. Therefore, this questionnaire may enable researchers to improve this emerging field of research significantly.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/11/2/27binge-watchingbinge-watching addictionaddictive behavioraddictiontv seriesquestionnaire validation |
| spellingShingle | Giuseppe Forte Francesca Favieri Domenico Tedeschi Maria Casagrande Binge-Watching: Development and Validation of the Binge-Watching Addiction Questionnaire Behavioral Sciences binge-watching binge-watching addiction addictive behavior addiction tv series questionnaire validation |
| title | Binge-Watching: Development and Validation of the Binge-Watching Addiction Questionnaire |
| title_full | Binge-Watching: Development and Validation of the Binge-Watching Addiction Questionnaire |
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| title_short | Binge-Watching: Development and Validation of the Binge-Watching Addiction Questionnaire |
| title_sort | binge watching development and validation of the binge watching addiction questionnaire |
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