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Towards a cross-cultural assessment of binge-watching: Psychometric evaluation of the “watching TV series motives” and “binge-watching engagement and symptoms” questionnaires across nine languages

Flayelle, Ma�va; Castro-Calvo, Jes�s; V�gele, Claus; Astur, Robert; Ballester-Arnal, Rafael; Challet-Bouju, Ga�lle; Brand, Matthias; C�rdenas, Georgina; Devos, Ga�tan; Elkholy, Hussien; Grall-Bronnec, Marie; James, Richard J.E.; Jim�nez-Mart�nez, Martha; Khazaal, Yasser; Valizadeh-Haghi, Saeideh; King, Daniel L.; Liu, Yueheng; Lochner, Christine; Steins-Loeber, Sabine; Long, Jiang; Potenza, Marc N.; Rahmatizadeh, Shahabedin; Schimmenti, Adriano; Stein, Dan J.; T�th-Kir�ly, Istv�n; Tunney, Richard; Wang, Yingying; Zhai, Zu Wei; Maurage, Pierre; Billieux, Jo�l

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Authors

Ma�va Flayelle

Jes�s Castro-Calvo

Claus V�gele

Robert Astur

Rafael Ballester-Arnal

Ga�lle Challet-Bouju

Matthias Brand

Georgina C�rdenas

Ga�tan Devos

Hussien Elkholy

Marie Grall-Bronnec

Martha Jim�nez-Mart�nez

Yasser Khazaal

Saeideh Valizadeh-Haghi

Daniel L. King

Yueheng Liu

Christine Lochner

Sabine Steins-Loeber

Jiang Long

Marc N. Potenza

Shahabedin Rahmatizadeh

Adriano Schimmenti

Dan J. Stein

Istv�n T�th-Kir�ly

Richard Tunney

Yingying Wang

Zu Wei Zhai

Pierre Maurage

Jo�l Billieux



Abstract

In view of the growing interest regarding binge-watching (i.e., watching multiple episodes of television (TV) series in a single sitting) research, two measures were developed and validated to assess binge-watching involvement (“Binge-Watching Engagement and Symptoms Questionnaire”, BWESQ) and related motivations (“Watching TV Series Motives Questionnaire”, WTSMQ). To promote international and cross-cultural binge-watching research, the present article reports on the validation of these questionnaires in nine languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Hungarian, Persian, Arabic, Chinese). Both questionnaires were disseminated, together with additional self-report measures of happiness, psychopathological symptoms, impulsivity and problematic internet use among TV series viewers from a college/university student population (N = 12,616) in 17 countries. Confirmatory factor, measurement invariance and correlational analyses were conducted to establish structural and construct validity. The two questionnaires had good psychometric properties and fit in each language. Equivalence across languages and gender was supported, while construct validity was evidenced by similar patterns of associations with complementary measures of happiness, psychopathological symptoms, impulsivity and problematic internet use. The results support the psychometric validity and utility of the BWESQ and WTSMQ for conducting cross-cultural research on binge-watching.

Citation

Flayelle, M., Castro-Calvo, J., Vögele, C., Astur, R., Ballester-Arnal, R., Challet-Bouju, G., …Billieux, J. (2020). Towards a cross-cultural assessment of binge-watching: Psychometric evaluation of the “watching TV series motives” and “binge-watching engagement and symptoms” questionnaires across nine languages. Computers in Human Behavior, 111, Article 106410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106410

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date May 1, 2020
Online Publication Date May 16, 2020
Publication Date 2020-10
Deposit Date Jul 14, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Computers in Human Behavior
Print ISSN 0747-5632
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 111
Article Number 106410
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106410
Keywords Human-Computer Interaction; Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous); General Psychology
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4767733
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563220301631?via%3Dihub
Additional Information This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: Towards a cross-cultural assessment of binge-watching: Psychometric evaluation of the “watching TV series motives” and “binge-watching engagement and symptoms” questionnaires across nine languages; Journal Title: Computers in Human Behavior; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106410; Content Type: article; Copyright: © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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