Journal Article Entertainment as Pleasurable and Meaningful: Identifying Hedonic Eudaimonic Motivations for Consumption Get access Mary Beth Oliver, Oliver 1Department of Film/Video & Media Studies, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA Search other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Arthur A. Raney 2School Communication, Florida Tallahassee, FL 32306-2664, Volume 61, Issue 5, 1 October 2011, Pages 984–1004,...

Interest in the meaningful sides of media entertainment has blossomed over last decade, with numerous scholars examining how certain content can enhance social good and well-being. Because scientific work this area is relatively new rapidly evolving, conceptualizations experiences have been introduced. In paper we argue for importance recognizing a unique form experience that causes us to look beyond our own concerns, recognize moral beauty, feel unity humanity nature—what label here as...

Journal Article Expanding Disposition Theory: Reconsidering Character Liking, Moral Evaluations, and Enjoyment Get access Arthur A. Raney 1Arthur (PhD, University of Alabama) is an assistant professor in the Department Communication at Florida State University. Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Theory, Volume 14, Issue 4, 1 November 2004, Pages 348–369, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2885.2004.tb00319.x Published: 10 January 2006

This study employed a cognitive psychological approach to examining little studied phenomenon – university image among two groups of evaluators. The found that different used criteria when rating ten major US universities. Found significantly predict the universities sample current students were three factors: academic factors, athletic and extent news coverage university. same an adult, non‐student four combined factor including all attributes (including athletic); coverage; education level...

Affective disposition theory (ADT), which nicely explains enjoyment of traditional hero narratives, appears somewhat limited in its ability to explain antihero primarily because the moral complexity protagonists. Recent work proposes that viewers over time develop story schema permit enjoyment, despite character immorality. This article reports results from three studies support this claim. Specifically, findings indicate judgment may be less important than ADT would predict, previous...

Despite the increased attention to eudaimonic media experiences, date scholars have paid little specific portrayals responsible for those experiences. Study 1 of this project reports first systematic content analysis self-transcendent media—a particular type media—using a sample 100 "inspirational" YouTube videos. The presence 20 elicitors associated with emotions was examined and reported. In 2, respondents provided real-time emotional reactions while viewing 3 As expected, ratings...

The article proposes a theoretical framework in which moral reasoning about mediated crime and punishment is defined combined with existing, affect-driven entertainment theory to yield an integrated of enjoyment. authors analyze how dramas serve as statements justice then address deliberation the propriety those impacts report research findings support analysis cognitive processing during distinct from affective processing. also suggests future means by enjoyment can be examined.

This study examined the interaction among different news sources, individual levels of partisanship, and hostile media effect in sports news. Two hundred three participants read a balanced story about their home-town college football team one newspapers: home-town, cross-state rival university's town, or neutral-town paper. The found differences across conditions, suggesting importance source phenomenon. Further, findings indicate strong support for consumers.

This study analyzes portrayals of female and male superheroes in children's cartoons. Specifically, this investigated whether or not animated were portrayed gender-role stereotypical ways. Coders analyzed 70 characters from 160 hours recorded programming. Surprisingly, the researchers found few instances traditional stereotyping. However, a trend toward defining “superheroics” strictly masculine terms was noted. Various media theories are used to discuss potential effects these portrayals.

This article reports the findings from a national survey of self-transcendent (or inspiring) media audience members in United States. Exposure to content is socially significant because, theoretically, it can orient users toward matters beyond themselves, ultimately promoting connections with others and altruistic behaviors. However, date, little known about daily audiences for such fare. Four primary questions guided investigation: (a) What are sources contents identified as "inspiring" by...

Although a great deal of research has examined the potential negative effects Facebook, studies also show that Facebook use can lead to various positive effects. This study builds on this scholarship: together, two presented herein aim provide an understanding inspirational content available and way social media users in United States encounter, recall, interact with content. Results from quantitative analysis Study 1 posts contain similar frequencies hope appreciation beauty excellent...

Abstract The goal of the study is to better understand relationship between factors involved in moral judgment entertainment and enjoyment crime drama. After completing numerous social-justice measures, 139 participants viewed one two clips from a crime-punishment movie then responded survey items regarding their clip. differed type presented. It was predicted that different crimes would elicit levels about punishments for those crimes, which impact enjoyment. Although reported were similar,...

Suspense is a driving force behind media entertainment consumption. However, previous explorations of the role suspense in enjoyment mediated sports have not fully relied upon richness research from other genres. The current study seeks to correct this oversight by using lens fictional drama reconceptualize and reexamine as factor programming. A total 161 participants viewed rated 1 7 men's basketball games. results suggest that measure unfolding nature stronger predictor than those used previously.

This article examines the complex role that morality plays in emotional reactions to media entertainment. Morality no doubt influences and a certain extent governs our responses media, with stories we chose consume, characters love hate, rationale behind those feelings, emotions experience on their behalf, pleasure meaning comes as result. Specifically, consumers, (liking), plights (anticipatory emotions), ultimate outcomes (enjoyment appreciation). Each of these are regulated by morality:...

As the other chapters in this volume attest, enjoyment of media entertainment is indeed a complex phenomenon. Seeking to understand “why we like what like” a goal shared by social scientists and content providers alike. In quest, one thing has become abundantly clear: Enjoyment-perhaps not all, but surely many ways-is an individuallevel phenomenon, with personality traits subjective evaluations playing key roles. One leading explanation media-enjoyment process centers on how individuals...

Self-transcendent media experiences are thought to involve cognitive engagement and mixed affect, leading psychological well-being. The current study investigated whether these characteristics were reflected in viewers' psychophysiological responses sharing intentions. Multilevel model analyses revealed that viewers (n = 57) allocated more resources encoding (heart rate), experienced greater physiological arousal (skin conductance level), less positive but negative affect (facial...

Abstract. Scholars have increasingly explored the ways that media content can touch, move, and inspire audiences, leading to numerous beneficial outcomes including increased feelings of connectedness heightened motivations for doing good others. Although this line inquiry is relatively new, sufficient evidence patterns results emerged such a clearer picture inspiring experience coming into focus. This article has two primary goals. First, we seek synthesize existing research working evolving...

The dual-process perspective in entertainment research differentiates between hedonic and eudaimonic experiences. Hedonic responses are thought to result from relatively effortless reception of non-challenging (or “light”) media fare. In contrast, experiences theorized depend on cognitively or affectively challenging content (e.g., tragedies) effortful reflection. present work builds the meaning-as-information framework meaning-making model suggest a conceptual alternative. We argue that...

Abstract In this study, I investigated the relation between moral judgment and enjoyment of crime dramas by varying relative severity punishment levied for a crime. One hundred fifty-one participants rated their video clip depicting with perpetrator being punished either excessively or not at all. keeping previous literature, predicted that different punishments would elicit levels judgment, which then impact enjoyment. The results indicate drama was consistently certain social justice...