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How taking photos increases enjoyment of experiences

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Diehl, Kristin, Zauberman, Gal, Barasch, Alixandra·2016·Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
DOI 10.1037/pspa0000055
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Experiences are vital to the lives and well-being of people; hence, understanding the factors that amplify or dampen enjoyment of experiences is important. One such factor is photo-taking, which has gone unexamined by prior research even as it has become ubiquitous. We identify engagement as a relevant process that influences whether photo-taking will increase or decrease enjoyment. Across 3 field and 6 lab experiments, we find that taking photos enhances enjoyment of positive experiences across a range of contexts and methodologies. This occurs when photo-taking increases engagement with the experience, which is less likely when the experience itself is already highly engaging, or when photo-taking interferes with the experience. As further evidence of an engagement-based process, we show that photo-taking directs greater visual attention to aspects of the experience one may want to photograph. Lastly, we also find that this greater engagement due to photo-taking results in worse evaluations of negative experiences. (PsycINFO Database Record

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Authors
Diehl, K., Zauberman, G., & Barasch, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Southern California (US)
  • Yale University (US)
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
ORCID
Venue
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2016-08
Volume
111
Issue
2
Pages
119-140
ISSN
  • 0022-3514 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1315
DOI
10.1037/pspa0000055
OpenAlex
W2470314431
Cited by
155
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 15 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 23 · 2021: 9 · 2020: 21 · 2019: 13 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 13 · 2016: 2
FWCI
20.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Marketing Science Institute
  • Baker
  • Ackoff
  • The Wharton School
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Flow Experience in Various Fields
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management › Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
Keywords
photo-taking, engagement, positive experiences, negative experiences, visual attention, experience evaluation, well-being
MeSH terms
Adult, Attention, Female, Humans, Male, Photography, Visual Perception, Young Adult, Pleasure

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