Nicholas David Bowman

TL;DR: In this paper, a model of enjoyment rooted in self-determination theory is presented, which includes the satisfaction of three needs related to psychological wellbeing: autonomy, competence, and relatedness.

TL;DR: PSMU largely explained the association between SMU and depressive symptom, suggesting that it may be how the authors use social media, not how much, that poses a risk.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted an experiment to examine individuals' perceptions of enjoyable and meaningful video games and the game characteristics and dimensions of need satisfaction associated with enjoyment and appreciation, and found that enjoyment was associated with gameplay characteristics and satisfaction of needs related to competency and autonomy, whereas appreciation was most strongly associated with story characteristics.

TL;DR: Assessment of the independent associations between active versus passive SMU and depressive symptoms in adults 18-49 of age found each one-point increase in active SMU was associated with a 15 percent decrease in depressive symptoms, however, in the same multivariable model, eachone-point decrease in activeSMU was linked to a 15% decrease in depression symptoms.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors demonstrate the value of including non-hedonic and hedonic need satisfaction in defining enjoyment and find support for a need-satisfaction model showing that hedoni (arousal and affect) and nonhedonic (competence and autonomy) need satisfaction account for unique variance in enjoyment experienced during video game play.