Self-control, goal interference, and the binge-watching experience: An event reconstruction study
High-speed internet connections and online streaming services gave rise to the possibility to binge-watch multiple television shows in one sitting. Binge-watching can be characterized as a problematic behavior but also as an enjoyable way to engage with television shows. This study investigates whet...
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| description | High-speed internet connections and online streaming services gave rise to the possibility to binge-watch multiple television shows in one sitting. Binge-watching can be characterized as a problematic behavior but also as an enjoyable way to engage with television shows. This study investigates whether self-control explains the valence of binge-watching experiences as measured using the event reconstruction method. The study tests whether lower levels of trait self-control predict higher levels of negative affect and lower levels of positive affect during binge-watching. Additionally, the study tests whether these relationships are mediated by situational aspects of self-control (plans, goal interference, or automaticity). Regression analyses show that participants with higher trait self-control report lower levels of tiredness, boredom, guilt, and sadness when binge-watching compared to less self-controlled participants. These associations are partly explained by binge-watching interfering less with higher order goals for highly self-controlled participants. Lower levels of trait self-control are also associated with a stronger increase in happiness on initiating binge-watching and increased feelings of guilt after binge-watching. Overall, the study suggests that binge-watching is particularly pleasant when it does not interfere with other goals, which is more likely the case for individuals with high trait self-control. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c3704afc9624ded9754d06ac25f4df22022-12-22T02:15:34ZengElsevierComputers in Human Behavior Reports2451-95882022-08-017100220Self-control, goal interference, and the binge-watching experience: An event reconstruction studyLeonhard K. Lades0Lea Barbett1Michael Daly2Stephan U. Dombrowski3University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; Corresponding author.FernUniversität in Hagen, 58097, Hagen, GermanyMaynooth University, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, IrelandUniversity of New Brunswick, 90 MacKay Drive, Fredericton, CanadaHigh-speed internet connections and online streaming services gave rise to the possibility to binge-watch multiple television shows in one sitting. Binge-watching can be characterized as a problematic behavior but also as an enjoyable way to engage with television shows. This study investigates whether self-control explains the valence of binge-watching experiences as measured using the event reconstruction method. The study tests whether lower levels of trait self-control predict higher levels of negative affect and lower levels of positive affect during binge-watching. Additionally, the study tests whether these relationships are mediated by situational aspects of self-control (plans, goal interference, or automaticity). Regression analyses show that participants with higher trait self-control report lower levels of tiredness, boredom, guilt, and sadness when binge-watching compared to less self-controlled participants. These associations are partly explained by binge-watching interfering less with higher order goals for highly self-controlled participants. Lower levels of trait self-control are also associated with a stronger increase in happiness on initiating binge-watching and increased feelings of guilt after binge-watching. Overall, the study suggests that binge-watching is particularly pleasant when it does not interfere with other goals, which is more likely the case for individuals with high trait self-control.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958822000549Binge-watchingSelf-controlSubjective well-beingEvent reconstruction method |
| spellingShingle | Leonhard K. Lades Lea Barbett Michael Daly Stephan U. Dombrowski Self-control, goal interference, and the binge-watching experience: An event reconstruction study Computers in Human Behavior Reports Binge-watching Self-control Subjective well-being Event reconstruction method |
| title | Self-control, goal interference, and the binge-watching experience: An event reconstruction study |
| title_full | Self-control, goal interference, and the binge-watching experience: An event reconstruction study |
| title_fullStr | Self-control, goal interference, and the binge-watching experience: An event reconstruction study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Self-control, goal interference, and the binge-watching experience: An event reconstruction study |
| title_short | Self-control, goal interference, and the binge-watching experience: An event reconstruction study |
| title_sort | self control goal interference and the binge watching experience an event reconstruction study |
| topic | Binge-watching Self-control Subjective well-being Event reconstruction method |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451958822000549 |
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