Open AccessBinge-Watching Behaviour: The Role of Impulsivity and Depressive Symptoms
Author(s) -
Sabine SteinsLoeber,
Theresia Reiter,
Heike Averbeck,
Lydia Harbarth,
Matthias Brand
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european addiction research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.862
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1421-9891
pISSN - 1022-6877
DOI - 10.1159/000506307
Subject(s) - impulsivity , conscientiousness , psychology , big five personality traits , personality , barratt impulsiveness scale , neuroticism , agreeableness , clinical psychology , extraversion and introversion , social psychology
Following the digital progress and the availability of online streaming services, binge-watching (in the literature often defined as watching >2 episodes of a TV series in one sitting) has become a popular viewing pattern. Concerns about possible negative consequences of this behaviour have arisen and its proximity to behavioural addictions is discussed. The aim of the present study was to explore how depressive symptoms, impulsivity and their potential interaction are related to the consequences of binge-watching. In addition, the possible association of the Big 5 personality traits neuroticism, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and openness with consequences from binge-watching was assessed.