The Guilty Couch Potato: The Role of Ego Depletion in Reducing Recovery Through Media Use | Zendy

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The Guilty Couch Potato: The Role of Ego Depletion in Reducing Recovery Through Media Use

Author(s) -

Reinecke Leonard,

Hartmann Tilo,

Eden Allison

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of communication

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.752

H-Index - 131

eISSN - 1460-2466

pISSN - 0021-9916

DOI - 10.1111/jcom.12107

Subject(s) - ego depletion , id, ego and super ego , procrastination , psychology , entertainment , social psychology , vitality , media use , self control , political science , philosophy , theology , law

This article addresses ego depletion as a mechanism influencing media‐based stress recovery processes. Using structural equation modeling, relationships between ego depletion, procrastination, guilt, enjoyment, vitality, and recovery experience were tested using data from an online survey ( N = 471). Results suggest that ego depletion may increase the risk of negatively appraising the use of interactive (video games) and noninteractive (television) entertaining media as a form of procrastination. The resulting guilt is negatively related to the recovery experience associated with using entertainment. Therefore, ego‐depleted individuals may benefit less from the psychological recovery potential of entertainment media, despite their greater need for recovery. These findings are an important step in understanding the pivotal role of appraisal processes for media‐induced recovery and the entertainment experience.

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