Exploring the Role of Participatory Behaviors Through the Lens of the Tripartite Model of Media Enjoyment: Offering an initial test of Nabi and Krcmar’s tripartite model of media enjoyment, this study examines how affective, cognitive, and especially behavioral responses to a participatory reality TV program predict program enjoyment, viewing intention, and future program viewing. Responses to Fox’s American Idol series suggest that affective, cognitive, and behavioral responses to the program are interrelated. Of particular interest, behavioral engagement (specifically positive or supportive actions) during the viewing experience enhances intention for subsequent program viewing. Viewing intention was also strongly predictive of future viewing behaviors. Implications for the tripartite model and considerations of affect, cognition, and behavior in examining audience gratifications beyond entertainment are addressed.
Publisher: Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media (2015)
Co-author: Robin L. Nabi, University of California, Santa Barbara