The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology (문화기술의 융합)

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The Effects of Information Types and Players in Everyday Vlogs on Viewers' Empathy, Social Presence and Self-Enhancement

일상 브이로그의 정보 속성과 출연자 유형에 따른 시청 몰입 및 자기향상 태도의 차이

  • 진낙 (국민대학교 대학원 언론정보학과) ;
  • 나은경 (국민대학교 언론정보학부)
  • Received : 2022.06.20
  • Accepted : 2022.07.09
  • Published : 2022.07.31
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Abstract

Recent trends in sharing online video contents show that vlogging on everyday life can cause meaningful changes in viewers' perception of mediated characters and their own lifestyles. We explored that flourishing everyday life video contents online are intertwined with viewers' psychological engagement such as empathy and social presence, let alone self-enhancing motivations such as self-reflection and psychological empowerment. Survey analysis results suggest that between contents types of vlog (everyday life vs. in-depth information), watching in-depth information videos significantly affected viewers' psychological engagement and self-enhancing motivations. Compared to celebrity's online videos, daily videos starring laypeople showed significantly positive impacts on viewers' engagement such as empathy, social presence, and self-enhancement such as self-reflection, psychological empowerment.

일상을 기록하는 동영상 브이로그가 온라인 소통의 주요한 영상 콘텐츠 양식이 되고 있는 현 시점에, 본 연구는 이러한 온라인 영상의 이용이 시청 몰입 심리 및 자기향상 태도에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 살펴보고자 했다. 일상 공유를 통한 온라인 플랫폼 생산자 논의 및 자기결정성 이론을 바탕으로, 유튜브 브이로그의 정보 속성별 그리고 출연자 유형별 영향의 차이를 살펴보았다. 이용자를 대상으로 설문조사를 실시한 자료의 분석 결과, 정보 속성(일과기록형 vs. 심층정보형) 및 출연자 유형(일반인 vs. 연예인)에 따른 유의미한 영향이 발견되었다. 일과기록형에 비해 심층정보형 영상을 시청할수록, 연예인 출연에 비해 일반인 출연 영상을 시청할수록, 수용자의 감정이입, 사회적 실재감 등의 시청 몰입이 높아졌으며, 자기성찰, 심리적 힘돋우기 등의 자기향상 태도 역시 높아지는 것으로 나타났다.

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