Research differentiates between hedonic and eudaimonic motivations to consume entertainment, as well as the resulting enjoyable and appreciative (or meaningful) experiences. To date, research has focused on hedonically motivated/enjoyable... more
Research differentiates between hedonic and eudaimonic motivations to consume entertainment, as well as the resulting enjoyable and appreciative (or meaningful) experiences. To date, research has focused on hedonically motivated/enjoyable media; eudaimonically motivated/meaningful media experiences have received far less attention. The present study is exploring the role of spirituality in meaningful media experiences, differentiating the concept from religiousness or religiosity as well as from the most recent conceptualization of eudaimonia in media. Furthermore, effects on spiritual contemplation and attitude strengthening (i.e. narrative persuasion) from particular spiritual entertainment fare will be examined. The study will add to the existent scholarship of media entertainment and narrative persuasion as well as conceptualizations of eudaimonic (i.e. meaning seeking) media experiences, suggesting that spirituality should be considered as an additional dimension for the understanding of pensive media experiences.
MERGING IS SEX OBVIOUSLY, NORMAL MERGING IS KNOWING THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF BOTH BEINGS, NO YOU OR I = ONENESS, THE TWO ANUs MERGE – IF ONE IS AN ATTACK, THEN THE ORIGINAL ANU BECOMES SMALLER, DUMBER AND WEAKER, WHICH IS WHAT IS... more
MERGING IS SEX OBVIOUSLY, NORMAL MERGING IS KNOWING THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF BOTH BEINGS, NO YOU OR I = ONENESS, THE TWO ANUs MERGE – IF ONE IS AN ATTACK, THEN THE ORIGINAL ANU BECOMES SMALLER, DUMBER AND WEAKER, WHICH IS WHAT IS GOING ON HERE.
