Culture and media entertainment: A cross-cultural exploration of hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment motivations

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2018-11-01

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Odag, Oezen
Ulug, Ozden Melis
Arslan, Hilal
Schiefer, David

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Recent studies have juxtaposed hedonic forms of media entertainment motivations (seeking for pleasure and fun) with eudaimonic forms (seeking for insights into the human condition). As most of this research was confined to the Western world so far, this contribution explores the impact of culture on hedonic and eudaimonic media entertainment motivations. Culture is conceptualized on both macro- and micro levels of analysis. On the macro level of countries, the study draws of Hofstede's concept of individualism/collectivism. On the micro level of individuals, the study explores independent and interdependent self-construals and ethnic identity as potential influences on hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment. A survey was carried out with international students and non-students in Germany and Turkey (N = 324). Cross-level operator analyses were calculated to explore relationships between cultural variables and hedonic/eudaimonic entertainment motivations. Results show consistently that variables of culture that tap into cultural belonging (collectivism, interdependence, and ethnic identity) are significant predictors of hedonic entertainment. Cultural variables that tap into distinctiveness and separation from one's collective (individualism and independence) are significant predictors of eudaimonic entertainment. The study is among the first to explore the impact of cultural variability on entertainment motivations and thus especially relevant for sparking up a new line of research.

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Sociology and Political Science, Communication

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/51545

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INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION GAZETTE

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https://doi.org/10.1177/1748048518802215

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Department of Sociology, Article

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O. Odag, O. M. Ulug, H. Arslan, and D. Schiefer, “Culture and media entertainment: A cross-cultural exploration of hedonic and eudaimonic entertainment motivations,” INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION GAZETTE, pp. 637–657, 2018, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/51545.