Journal
COMPUTERS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Volume 29, Issue 6, Pages 2416-2424Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.05.027
Keywords
Self-traits; Motivations; Digital media; Flow; Addiction
Ask authors/readers for more resources
In the context of a new paradigm of the media environment, this study aimed to explore levels of media consumption, self-traits and individual motivations as antecedents of media flow and addiction. Focusing specifically on the use of three prominent digital media forms the Internet, video games, and mobile phones-this study identified four psychological factors self-esteem, self-efficacy, self-control and dispositional media use motives and examined the influence of each on media users' experiences of flow and levels of addiction for each of the mediums considered. The results indicated that self-control most significantly affected both users' flow and addiction in relation to their use of the Internet, video games, and mobile phones. In addition, two dimensions of dispositional media use motives, namely pastime and self-presence, exhibited significant associations with flow and addiction for users' consumption of two or all three media types. As expected, the amount of time spent using media was significantly related to the flow and addiction associated with all digital media usage. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available