Personality Traits and Motivation as Factors Associated with Symptoms of Problematic Binge-Watching

Jolanta Starosta, Bernadetta Izydorczyk and Małgorzata Dobrowolska
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Jolanta Starosta: Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Institute of Applied Psychology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 30-348 Krakow, Poland
Bernadetta Izydorczyk: Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Institute of Applied Psychology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, 30-348 Krakow, Poland
Małgorzata Dobrowolska: Institute of Education and Communication Research, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 14, 1-15

Abstract: Advance in new technologies has created a new form of consuming television. Binge-watching can be highly entertaining behavior, but its excessive forms could lead to development of risk of addiction. The aim of the study was to identify psychological factors associated with symptoms of problematic binge-watching and to establish on what devices and platforms young people tend to binge-watch. The results of the study indicate that Polish university students usually binge-watch on laptops and smartphones by using the Internet—streaming platforms or other websites. Low Conscientiousness was the strongest variable related to symptoms of binge-watching from all the personality traits. Furthermore, results show that there is a significant relationship between low Agreeableness, low Emotional Stability, low Intellect and problematic binge-watching. Moreover, escape motivation was the strongest factor from all motivational variables.

Keywords: binge-watching; behavioral addictions; personality traits; motivation; new technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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