Entertainment 2.0? The Role of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Need Satisfaction for the Enjoyment of Facebook Use

2014/05/19 by Leonard Reinecke, Peter Vorderer, Katharina Knop +1 · 178 citations
Arts and Humanities · Decision Sciences · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Autonomy #Competence (human resources) #Context (archaeology) #Entertainment #Impact of Technology on Adolescents #Intrinsic motivation #Media Influence and Health #Psychology #Self-determination theory #Social media #Social psychology #Structural equation modeling #Technology Adoption and User Behaviour

paper · doi:10.1111/jcom.12099

published in Journal of Communication 64(3), 417-438 (Oxford University Press)

openalex publication_date 2014/05/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

While intrinsic motivation has received broad attention in recent entertainment research, the effects of extrinsic motivation, such as social pressure to use media, on media enjoyment remain unknown. Based on an online-survey (N = 230), this study tested the effects of intrinsic need satisfaction and perceived social pressure on the enjoyment of Facebook use with structural equation modeling. The results reveal complex effects of extrinsic motivation: While social pressure negatively affected autonomy need satisfaction, it was positively related to competence and relatedness need satisfaction. This study is the first to develop and test a theoretical model of entertainment experience in the context of social media use and to theoretically integrate the role of extrinsic need satisfaction in media enjoyment.

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