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Defining media enjoyment as the satisfaction of intrinsic needs.
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This article presents a model of enjoyment rooted in self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985) that includes the satisfaction of three needs related to psychological well-being: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. In an experiment designed to validate this conceptualization of enjoyment, we manipulate video game characteristics related to the satisfaction of these needs and examine their relative effects on enjoyment. The validated model explains 51% of the variance in enjoyment, even without including needs usually studied in relation to enjoyment such as pleasure seeking. Results indicate the utility of defining enjoyment as need satisfaction. These results are discussed in terms of a broader conceptualization of enjoyment represented as the satisfaction of a comprehensive set of functional needs.
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Entertainment can satisfy intrinsic needs in a number of ways.
“Prior literature has demonstrated that entertainment can satisfy these needs in a number of ways (Tamborini et al., 2010; Reinecke et al., 2012).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Tamborini, R., Bowman, N. D., Eden, A., Grizzard, M., & Organ, A.
- Affiliations
- Michigan State University (US)
- Young Harris College (US)
- Venue
- Journal of Communication
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2010-11-04
- Volume
- 60
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 758-777
- ISSN
- 0021-9916 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2165754630
- Semantic Scholar
- 57aa48fa743f124e529bccb7c0542a90b2966fe8
- Cited by
- 611
- References
- 55
- Citations by year
- 2026: 23 · 2025: 42 · 2024: 40 · 2023: 33 · 2022: 46 · 2021: 63 · 2020: 57 · 2019: 42 · 2018: 49 · 2017: 36 · 2016: 44 · 2015: 43 · 2014: 36 · 2013: 22 · 2012: 20
- FWCI
- 24.40
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Communication (publishedVersion)
- VU Research Portal (publishedVersion)
- Digital Academic REpository of VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) (submittedVersion)
- Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Digital Games and Media
- Social Sciences › Communication › Media Influence and Health
- Keywords
- media enjoyment, self-determination theory, autonomy, competence, relatedness, video games, psychological well-being, need satisfaction, pleasure seeking
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