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“Media enjoyment as need satisfaction: The contribution of hedonic and nonhedonic needs” -Journal of Communication (2011)

By Tamborini, R., Grizzard, M., Bowman, N. D., Reinecke, L., & Eden, A. Published in Journal of Communication, 61, 1025-1042. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2011.01593.x ABSTRACT: Most early research on entertainment defines media enjoyment in functional terms as the satisfaction of hedonic needs. Two studies demonstrate the

Apr

“Defining Media Enjoyment as the Satisfaction of Intrinsic Needs” -Journal of Communication (2010)

By Ron Tamborini, Nicholas David Bowman, Allison Eden, Matthew Grizzard, & Ashley Organ Published in Journal of Communications, 60, 758–777. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-2466.2010.01513.x ABSTRACT: This article presents a model of enjoyment rooted in self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 1985) that includes the satisfaction of three needs