Zeitschrift für Massenkommunikation und Journalismus

An exploration of binge-watching

Abstract

Scott J. Weiland*

Binge-watching video streaming services is on the rise, especially for college students whose demographic makeup 24% of Netflix users (Iqbal, 2019). The purpose of this phenomenological study was to explore the binge-watching of video streaming services and college student behavior. Participants noted that binge-watching video streaming had an impact on their day-to-day activities and perceived behaviors, differing on exactly how much time spent consuming video streaming should be considered binge-watching.