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Perceived Stress and Binge Watching Behavior among Indian College Students…
Perceived Stress and Binge Watching Behavior among Indian College Students
Binge Watching
Possible Motives or Reasons
Loneliness, social interaction and learning, curiosity
Escapism - strongest motivation for problematic binge watching
Relaxation motive, Relive Boredom, Escapism
Psychological Factors
Increased loneliness = Greater identification with favorite media characters
Pre-binge motivations: Escapism, influence of advertising, social interactions
Negative post-binge gratifications: Further increased binge viewing
Catching up, Relaxation, Sense of Completion and Cultural Inclusion
Male binge-watchers were prone to feel more lonely than females
Frequent binge viewing was driven by escapism motivation
Consequences
Goal Interference
Impact on psychological and social lives of individuals
Pleasure of avoiding pressures, Guilt, long-term increased stress
Positive effect of Binge watching: Perceived Autonomy over content
Negative effect: Loss of control leading to goal conflicts
Positive correlation between binge-watching and depressive symptoms
Increase in hours spend on recreational sedentary behaviors affected a person's physical and mental health
Gratifications: Feeling of belongingness to peer groups, escape from reality, entertainment
Characteristics
Popular recreational activity among young people
Increased tendency among users to brag about their past binge-watching sessions
Multiple episode viewing and 4 or more hours of media watching in one sitting
Comedy series was mostly regarded as binge-worthy
Problematic binge-watching has been associated with depression, social interaction anxiety and loneliness
Binge Watching Frequency and Duration
Low self-regulation, low regret, use of binge watching as a reward or procrastination strategy = predicted binge watching frequency
Females found to engage in longer duration of binge-watching
Frequent binge watchers were more likely to experience negative emotions such as loss of control, dependency and guilt
Personality Traits
Low self-control trait = Increased tiredness and feelings of guilt
High levels of sensation seeking and need for cognition traits
Low conscientiousness
OTT platforms in India
Indian youth preferred to watch movies on OTT platforms than in theatres
Majority of youths had subscribed to more than two OTT platforms
Reasons: Versatile and quality content, convenience, affordable
Most popular OTT platform among Indian youth - Netflix
Majority of online streamers preferred to watch 6 to 10 episodes of web series in one sitting
Binge-watching was one of the motivations behind OTT subscription and continuation
During COVID-19 lockdown
Increase in usage of OTT platforms to an average of 3 hours everyday.
Reasons: Boredom, Stress, Excess Time
May lead to feelings of stress, loneliness, insomnia and anxiety symptoms
Higher screen time intensified negative consequences of binge watching
Perceived Stress
Possible Triggers
Poor sleep patterns has been associated with moderate perceived stress among college students
Negative emotions evoked by a hassle was the strongest predictor of stress;
Females experienced more stress due to negative emotions from interpersonal hassles
Cognitive Evaluation of Stress
Stress-is-enhancing mindset + Challenge evaluation of stressor = Increased positive emotions and cognitive flexibility;
Stress-is-debilitating mindset + threat evaluation of stress = negative emotions and poor cognitive flexibility
Gender Differences
Positive relationship between female students, risk of cyber addiction and increased perceived stress
Increased perceived stress among women regarding school, work and friends; Use of emotion-focused coping
Coping Strategies
Positive relationship between resilience and positive affect, problem-oriented coping
Frequent use of dysfunctional coping increased relationship between stress and well-being
High perceived stress among those with avoidance coping strategies and
Low perceived stress among those with approach coping skills
College Students
Online video viewing negatively affect a student's time spend on schoolwork
Positive correlation between university students academic workload and perceived stress
Significant negative correlation between perceived stress and academic performance of college students
Students with low quality social support were prone to develop mental health problems