Document Type
Post-Print
Keywords
sports media, entertainment, suspense, survey
Abstract
This survey study investigated contributors to viewers' hedonic enjoyment, appreciation, and emotional responses to a televised baseball game. There was an indirect relationship between athlete affinity and hedonic enjoyment by way of suspense. This relationship was moderated by the game's outcome such that suspense was associated more strongly with enjoyment when the viewer's team lost. Interest and knowledge of a player was the form of affinity that had a stronger relationship to suspense, rather than the viewers' sense of having a virtual friendship. Virtual friendship and sport involvement were associated directly with appreciation. Enjoyment and appreciation were associated with different emotional responses. Whereas enjoyment was associated with stronger positive and weaker negative emotions, appreciation was associated with stronger positive, negative, and meaningful emotions. final draft post-refereeing
Publication Date
4-3-2015
Publication Title
Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
Volume
59
Issue
2
First Page
259
Last Page
277
DOI
10.1080/08838151.2015.1029124
Recommended Citation
final draft post-refereeing: Hall, Alice E. "Entertainment-Oriented Gratifications of Sports Media: Contributors to Suspense, Hedonic Enjoyment, and Appreciation." Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, vol. 59, no. 2, 2015, pp. 259-277.