The Development and Validation of a Universal Enjoyment Measure: The Enjoy Scale

Joseph Keebler; Tianxin Zhang; Barbara Chaparro; Christina M. Frederick; Shayn S. Davidson; James Szalma; Tianxin Zhang

doi:10.1007/s12144-022-02967-6

The Development and Validation of a Universal Enjoyment Measure: The Enjoy Scale

Joseph Keebler, Tianxin Zhang, Barbara Chaparro, Christina M. Frederick, Shayn S. Davidson, James Szalma, Tianxin Zhang

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For decades, the concept of enjoyment has been used to measure the psychological benefits of activities and has been shown to determine future behavior toward activities and objects of interest. However, there has been little consensus on the definition and dimensionality of enjoyment. This study introduced a new measure of enjoyment with scale development and validation reported. CFA and EFA findings from 1466 participants across 739 different activities were reported. The instrument developed measured enjoyment across activities, with demonstrated content validity, internal consistency, discriminant and convergent validity. The final 25-item version of the ENJOY scale is composed of 5 factors: pleasure, relatedness, competence, challenge/improvement, and engagement. Discussion of the ENJOY Scale places it within the conceptual framework of Self-Determination Theory.

Original language	American English
Journal	Current Psychology
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-022-02967-6
State	Published - Mar 14 2022

Keywords

Enjoyment
Motivation
Pleasure
Engagement
Scale

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Psychology
Human Factors Psychology

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