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Publication date: 12 January 2015

My-music my-self

Luke Greenacre, Lynne Freeman, Jared Filby and Taryn Ostrovsky

– The purpose of this article is to use an extended model of self to understand the consumption of music and similar entertainment products.

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to use an extended model of self to understand the consumption of music and similar entertainment products.

Design/methodology/approach

In-depth interviews using experts within the music field were used to penetrate the private worlds of musical theatre enthusiasts. Multiple qualitative analytic techniques were used to explore the different aspects of the self underlying music consumption.

Findings

Repeated exposure to musical theatre allowed subjects to refine their consumption of specific performances that reflect the preferred aspect of their extended self. It is found higher order consumption needs are an integral part of the extended self, and form an important basis for consumption decisions. Of particular importance is the reflection of the self that assists others in their consumption choices.

Originality/value

Present research widely recognises consumers are seeking more than just “entertainment” when they consume an entertainment product, but struggle to characterise what it is consumers are actually seeking. This research provides this insight through an elaboration of the extended self-model.

Details

Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal, vol. 18 no. 1
Type: Research Article
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/QMR-02-2014-0017
ISSN: 1352-2752

Keywords

  • Music
  • Qualitative
  • Extended
  • Needs
  • Self

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