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Uses and Grats 2.0: New Gratifications for New Media

Sundar, S. Shyam, Limperos, Anthony M.·2013·Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
DOI 10.1080/08838151.2013.845827
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This article responds to recent calls for conceptual and methodological refinement, issued by uses-and-gratifications scholars (Rubin, 2009 Rubin, A. M. 2009. “The uses-and-gratifications perspective on media effects.”. In Media effects: Advances in theory and research , 3rd ed. Edited by: Bryant, J. and Oliver, M. B. 165–184. New York, NY: Routledge.. [Google Scholar]; Ruggiero, 2000 Ruggiero, T. E. 2000. Uses and gratifications theory in the 21st century. Mass Communication & Society, 3: 3–37. doi: 10.1207/S15327825MCS0301_02[Taylor & Francis Online] , [Google Scholar]), for studying emergent media. Noting that studies on the uses of the Internet have generated a list of gratifications that are remarkably similar to those obtained from older media, it identifies two measurement artifacts—(1) measures designed for older media are used to capture gratifications from newer media; and (2) gratifications are conceptualized and operationalized too broadly (e.g., information-seeking), thus missing the nuanced gratifications obtained from newer media. It challenges the notion that all gratifications are borne out of innate needs, and proposes that affordances of media technology can shape user needs, giving rise to new and distinctive gratifications. A sample of new gratifications and potential measures for those are provided.

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Authors
Sundar, S. S., & Limperos, A. M.
Affiliations
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
  • University of Kentucky (US)
ORCID
Sundar, S. Shyam
Venue
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2013-10
Volume
57
Issue
4
Pages
504-525
ISSN
  • 0883-8151 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-6878
DOI
10.1080/08838151.2013.845827
OpenAlex
W2020266303
Cited by
1,070
References
65
Citations by year
2026: 125 · 2025: 128 · 2024: 87 · 2023: 109 · 2022: 103 · 2021: 127 · 2020: 74 · 2019: 70 · 2018: 96 · 2017: 49 · 2016: 51 · 2015: 33 · 2014: 17
FWCI
44.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Media and Digital Communication
  • Social Sciences › Communication › News Media Framing and Political Communication
  • Social Sciences › Communication › Media Influence and Health
Keywords
uses and gratifications theory, new media, media gratifications, measurement artifacts, media affordances, information seeking, user needs, internet use

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