Barriers and Facilitators to Binge-Watching Using the Theoretical Domains Framework
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods (See Supplementary Files)
2.1. Eligibility Criteria (Supplementary File S1)
2.2. Search Strategy (Supplementary File S2)
2.3. Quality Assessment (Supplementary File S3)
2.4. Data Extraction Process (Supplementary File S4)
2.5. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Study Characteristics (Supplementary File S5)
3.2. Deductive Analysis (Supplementary File S6)
3.3. Inductive Analysis (Supplementary File S7)
3.4. Goals (21 Studies)
3.4.1. Escapism (12 Studies, 5 Sub-Themes)
3.4.2. Seek Entertainment (Nine Studies)
3.4.3. Avoid Boredom (Six Studies, Two Sub-Themes)
3.4.4. Self-Improvement (Five Studies)
3.5. Social Influences (18 Studies)
3.5.1. Companionship (16 Studies; 2 Sub-Themes)
3.5.2. Social Pressure (Six Studies)
3.5.3. Social Support (Five Studies)
3.6. Behavioural Regulation (18 Studies)
3.6.1. Self-Control (12 Studies, 2 Sub-Themes)
3.6.2. Self-Regulation (Five Studies, Two Sub-Themes)
3.7. Reinforcement (13 Studies)
3.7.1. Content of TV Series (Five Studies)
3.7.2. General Reinforcement (Five Studies)
3.7.3. Rewards (Five Studies)
3.8. Environmental Context and Resources (13 Studies)
Availability of Resources (13 Studies, 2 Sub-Themes)
3.9. Emotion (10 Studies)
3.9.1. Emotion Elicitation (Six Studies)
3.9.2. Negative Affect (Seven Studies)
3.9.3. Isolation (Four Studies)
4. Discussion
4.1. Barriers and Facilitators to Binge-Watching
4.2. Proposed BCTs to Incorporate in Interventions to Reduce Binge-Watching
4.2.1. Reviewing the Extent to Which Binge-Watching Results in Achievement of Goals
4.2.2. Increasing Awareness of the Consequences of Prolonged Binge-Watching Sessions
4.3. Strengths and Limitations of the Present Review
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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TDF Domain | Number of Studies Represented | Number of Global Themes Identified | Number of Sub-Themes Identified | Number of Items as Facilitators | Number of Items as Barriers | Total Number of Items |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Goals | 21 | 8 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 47 |
Social influences | 18 | 7 | 2 | 52 | 0 | 52 |
Behavioural regulation | 18 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 26 |
Reinforcement | 13 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
Environmental context and resources | 13 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 27 |
Emotion | 10 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
Intentions | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Memory, attention, and decision processes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
Beliefs about consequences | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Beliefs about capabilities | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Knowledge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Social/professional role and identity | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Skills | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total number of items | - | 47 | 15 | 216 | 12 | 228 |
Global Theme | Sub-Theme | Facilitator, Barrier or Both? |
---|---|---|
Goals | Escapism | Facilitator |
Seek entertainment | Facilitator | |
Avoid boredom | Facilitator | |
Self-improvement | Facilitator | |
Social influences | Companionship | Facilitator |
Social pressure | Facilitator | |
Social support | Facilitator | |
Behavioural regulation | Self-control | Both |
Self-regulation | Both | |
Reinforcement | Content of TV series | Facilitator |
General reinforcement | Facilitator | |
Rewards | Facilitator | |
Environmental context and resources | Availability of resources | Facilitator |
Emotion | Emotion elicitation | Facilitator |
Negative affect | Facilitator | |
Isolation | Facilitator |
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Kwok A, Younas F, Gutman LM, Vlaev I. Barriers and Facilitators to Binge-Watching Using the Theoretical Domains Framework. Encyclopedia. 2024; 4(3):1250-1262. https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia4030081
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