Journal Article10.1037/MOT0000063
“I can’t wait for the next episode!” Investigating the motivational pull of television dramas through the lens of self-determination theory.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated the motivation for sustained engagement with TV dramas from the lens of Self-Determination Theory and found that the results held even after controlling for the attention requirements of the shows, and tested the ecological validity of their model with a variety of drama shows that a sample of TV viewers reported watching on their own time.
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Abstract: Motivation for sustained engagement with TV dramas was investigated in 3 studies from the lens of Self-Determination Theory. Study 1 was a lab-based design in which participants were randomly assigned to watch 1 of 2 preselected drama shows. The results showed that our descriptive process model predicted sustained engagement with the 2 shows. We replicated this model in Study 2, and found that the results held even after controlling for the attention requirements of the shows. In Study 3, we tested the ecological validity of our model with a variety of drama shows that a sample of self-selected TV viewers reported watching on their own time. The results of the model were consistent with Studies 1 and 2, even after controlling for the different shows that were watched. Overall, the model may have the potential to address a broad range of questions regarding people’s motivation to watch TV shows, and may serve as an initial foundation for continued investigations of the motivational pull of TV shows from the lens of SDT.
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