Binge-Watching Serial Video Content: Exploring the Subjective Phenomenology of the Binge-Watching Experience

George Anghelcev*, Sela Sar, Justin D. Martin, Jas L. Moultrie

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Abstract

This study examined psychological constructs related to the subjective experience of binge-watching serial video content. The results underscore the centrality of transportation in shaping viewers’ perceptions of the binge-watching experience and their binge-watching behaviors. Transportation was positively related to binge-watching frequency and mediated the impact of binge-watching session length on development of parasocial interactions (full mediation) and on binge-watching enjoyment (partial mediation). Ability to experience flow was found to predict the length of a binge-watching session. Other significant relationships were revealed. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, along with suggestions for future research and the possibility of expanding current conceptual views of binge-watching.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)130-154
Number of pages25
JournalMass Communication and Society
Volume24
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Funding

This study was supported in part by an internal research grant from Northwestern University in Qatar to the first author. Open access funding provided by Qatar National Library. This study was supported in part by an internal research grant from Northwestern University in Qatar to the first author.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Communication

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