Hedonic overconsumption (e.g., overconsumption of gratifying behaviors, e.g., eating, gaming) is common in daily life and often problematic, pointing to the need for adequate behavioral models. In this article, we develop a self-regulatory framework proposing that when an actual consumption experience falls short of hedonic expectations-such as when being distracted-people will want to consume more to compensate for the shortfall. In a preliminary meta-analysis, a small-scale field experiment on distraction during lunch and subsequent afternoon snacking (Study 1), and a preregistered experience sampling study (Study 2) involving more than 6,000 consumption episodes in everyday life across multiple consumption domains, we investigated the predictions from our hedonic compensation model. There was clear and consistent evidence across studies and analyses for the prediction that distraction during consumption compromises the actual enjoyment of a given consumption experience. Both empirical studies yielded consistent evidence for a positive association between actual enjoyment and consumption satisfaction but inconsistent and weaker evidence for the expected role of actual-expected enjoyment discrepancies for this part of the model. There was also consistent evidence for the expected negative association between consumption satisfaction and the need for further gratification. Finally, there was moderate and inconsistent support linking the need for further gratification to subsequent consumption across Study 1 (amount and frequency of snacking in the afternoon) and Study 2 (shorter duration to subsequent consumption). Taken together, the present framework provides initial support for the proposed link among compromising consumption contexts, consumption enjoyment, and subsequent hedonic compensation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译：

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平淡的快乐：对享乐补偿和过度消费的自我监管。


享乐过度消费（例如，过度消费令人满意的行为，例如饮食、游戏）在日常生活中很常见，并且经常出现问题，这表明需要适当的行为模型。在本文中，我们开发了一个自我监管框架，提出当实际消费体验低于享乐期望时（例如分心时），人们会想要消费更多来弥补不足。在一项初步荟萃分析中，一项关于午餐和随后下午吃零食期间分心的小规模现场实验（研究 1），以及一项预先注册的体验抽样研究（研究 2），涉及多个消费领域日常生活中的 6,000 多个消费事件，我们研究了我们的享乐补偿模型的预测。研究和分析中有明确一致的证据表明，消费过程中的分心会损害特定消费体验的实际享受。两项实证研究都得出了一致的证据，证明实际享受与消费满意度之间存在正相关关系，但对于模型这一部分的实际预期享受差异的预期作用，证据不一致且较弱。还有一致的证据表明，消费满意度与进一步满足的需求之间存在预期的负相关关系。最后，在研究 1（下午吃零食的数量和频率）和研究 2（随后消费的持续时间较短）中，存在将进一步满足的需要与后续消费联系起来的适度且不一致的支持。 总而言之，本框架为妥协的消费环境、消费享受和随后的享乐补偿之间的拟议联系提供了初步支持。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。