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Streaming the self: digital music platforms, Uses & Gratifications, and the construction of social identity

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1, 360 - 370, 02.02.2026
https://doi.org/10.31811/ojomus.1832136

Öz

Rapid technological developments have transformed music listening into a platform-based practice shaped by streaming interfaces, personalization systems, and social visibility. This study examines how digital music consumption and sharing practices relate to self-presentation and social identity in contemporary digital environments. Adopting a conceptual analysis approach, the study synthesizes insights from Uses & Gratifications research, dramaturgical perspectives on self-presentation, Social Identity Theory, and the extended self framework to develop an integrative explanatory model. The analysis suggests that streaming platforms increasingly operate as identity-relevant environments in which playlists, listening traces, and recommendation-driven discovery contribute to how individuals curate and communicate taste. Music sharing functions as a symbolic practice through which users signal affiliation, distinction, and cultural positioning, while digital archives serve as editable repositories of biographical and emotional meaning. Uses & Gratifications–based motivations—such as discovery, mood regulation, self-enhancement, social connection, and escape—help explain how musical choices become linked to identity expression and selective visibility. Overall, the study conceptualizes digital music engagement as an ongoing form of identity work and provides a theoretical foundation for future empirical research on identity processes within streaming ecosystems.

Kaynakça

  • Acar, A. K. (2025). Yeni medya teknolojilerinde müzisyen kimliğinin dönüşümü: Yapay zeka, metaverse ve dijital dönüşüm kavramları üzerine bibliyometrik analiz. Online Journal of Music Sciences, 10(2), 219-234. https://doi.org/10.31811/ojomus.1624090
  • Belk, R. W. (2013). Extended self in a digital world. Journal of Consumer Research, 40(3), 477-500. https://doi.org/10.1086/671052
  • Belk, R. W. (2014). Digital consumption and the extended self. Journal of Marketing Management, 30(11-12), 1101-1118. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2014.939217
  • Bennett, A., & Hodkinson, P. (2020). Ageing and youth cultures: Music, style and identity. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1086/671052
  • Bullingham, L., & Vasconcelos, A. C. (2013). ‘The presentation of self in the online world’: Goffman and the study of online identities. Journal of Information Science, 39(1), 101-112. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551512470051
  • Chan, C., Berger, J., & Van Boven, L. (2012). Identifiable but not identical: Combining social identity and uniqueness motives in choice. Journal of Consumer Research, 39(3), 561-573. https://doi.org/10.1086/664804
  • Deschamps, J.-C., & Devos, T. (1998). Regarding the relationship between social identity and personal identity. In S. Worchel, J. F. Morales, D. Páez, & J.-C. Deschamps (Eds.), Social identity: International perspectives (pp. 1-12). Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446279205.n1
  • Erdoğan, İ., & Alemdar, K. (2010). Kitle iletişim kuram ve araştırmalarının tarihsel ve eleştirel bir değerlendirmesi. Öteki Kuram.
  • Goffman, E. (1990). The presentation of self in everyday life. Penguin.
  • Hagen, A. N., & Lüders, M. (2016). Social streaming? Navigating music as personal and social. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 23(6), 643-659. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856516673298
  • Jaakkola, E. (2020). Designing conceptual articles: Four approaches. AMS Review, 10, 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13162-020-00161-0
  • Johnson, B. K., & Ranzini, G. (2018). Click here to look clever: Self-presentation via selective sharing of music and film on social media. Computers in Human Behavior, 82, 148-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.01.008
  • Katz, E., Blumler, J. G., & Gurevitch, M. (1974). Uses and gratifications research. Public Opinion Quarterly, 37(4), 509-523.
  • Katz, E., Gurevitch, M., & Haas, H. (1973). On the use of the mass media for important things. American Sociological Review, 38(2), 164-181. https://doi.org/10.2307/2094393
  • Krause, A. E., North, A. C., & Hewitt, L. Y. (2013). Music-listening in everyday life: Devices and choice. Psychology of Music, 43(2), 155-170. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735613496860
  • Kumar, T., & Mahajan, R. (2024). The Digital Sonata: Digitalization’s impact on India’s music industry and artist revenues. Digital Society, 3(3), 60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44206-024-00147-6
  • Lamont, A., & Webb, R. J. (2010). Short- and long-term musical preferences: What makes a favourite piece of music?. Psychology of Music, 38(2), 222-241. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735609339471
  • Laukka, P. (2007). Uses of music and psychological well-being among the elderly. Journal of Happiness Studies, 8(2), 215-241. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-006-9024-3
  • Lei, W. S. C., Couto, U., Lourenço, F., & Mak, C. C. (2022). Virtual music concert attendance motives and experience through the lens of Uses and Gratification Theory. Event Management, 26(8), 1527-1542. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948695134
  • Leong, T. W., Vetere, F., & Howard, S. (2012). Experiencing coincidence during digital music listening. ACM Transactions on Computer–Human Interaction, 19(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1145/2147783.2147789
  • Lonsdale, A. J., & North, A. C. (2011). Why do we listen to music? A uses and gratifications analysis. British Journal of Psychology, 102(1), 108-134. https://doi.org/10.1348/000712610X506831
  • Mäntymäki, M., & Islam, A. N. (2015). Gratifications from using freemium music streaming services: Differences between basic and premium users. Proceedings of the International Conference on Interaction Sciences, Fort Worth, Texas.
  • Marder, B., Slade, E., Houghton, D., & Archer-Brown, C. (2016). “I like them, but won’t ‘like’ them”: Impression management associated with visible political party affiliation on Facebook. Computers in Human Behavior, 61, 280-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.047
  • Myburgh, S., & Tammaro, A. M. (2013). Constructing a theoretical framework. In S. Myburgh & A. M. Tammaro (Eds.), Exploring education for digital librarians (pp. 133-172). Chandos Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-84334-659-3.50007-4
  • North, A. C., Hargreaves, D. J., & O’Neill, S. A. (2000). The importance of music to adolescents. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 70(2), 255-272. https://doi.org/10.1348/000709900158083
  • O’Sullivan, P. B., & Carr, C. T. (2017). Masspersonal communication: A model bridging the mass-interpersonal divide. New Media & Society, 20(3), 1161-1180. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444816686104
  • Rahmasari, K., & Purwaningtyas, M. P. F. (2022). The extended self: Youth’s identity in the music consumption of Indonesian Spotify users. Jurnal Riset Komunikasi, 5(2), 187-206. https://doi.org/10.38194/jurkom.v5i2.548
  • Schäfer, T., Sedlmeier, P., Städtler, C., & Huron, D. (2013). The psychological functions of music listening. Frontiers in Psychology, 4, 511. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00511
  • Solomon, R. C. (1993). The passions: Emotions and the meaning of life. Hackett Publishing.
  • Sugiana, D., & Hafia, H. (2018). Construction of self-identity and social identity of Koes Plus music fans. MIMBAR, 34(1), 176-184. https://doi.org/10.29313/mimbar.v34i1.3321
  • Tajfel, H. (1982). Social identity and intergroup relations. Cambridge University Press.
  • Tajfel, H., & Turner, J. C. (1979). An integrative theory of intergroup conflict. In W. G. Austin & S. Worchel (Eds.), The social psychology of intergroup relations (pp. 33-47). Brooks/Cole.
  • Tricomi, P. P., Pajola, L., Pasa, L., & Conti, M. (2024). “All of Me”: Mining users’ attributes from their public Spotify playlists. Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference 2024, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1145/3589335.3651459
  • Van Dijck, J. (2006). Record and hold: Popular music between personal and collective memory. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 23(5), 357-374. https://doi.org/10.1080/07393180601046121

Benliğin akışı: dijital müzik platformları, Kullanımlar ve Doyumlar yaklaşımı ve sosyal kimlik inşası

Yıl 2026, Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1, 360 - 370, 02.02.2026
https://doi.org/10.31811/ojomus.1832136

Öz

Hızlı teknolojik gelişmeler, bireylerin müzikle etkileşim kurma biçimlerini köklü biçimde dönüştürmüştür. Bu çalışma, dijital müzik tüketimi, müzik paylaşım pratikleri ve platform temelli kişiselleştirmenin, dijital ortamlar içinde özsunumu ve sosyal kimliği nasıl şekillendirdiğini incelemektedir. Kavramsal analiz yaklaşımını kullanan çalışma; özsunum, sosyal kimlik, genişletilmiş benlik ve Kullanımlar ve Doyumlar kuramı gibi teorik perspektifleri bütünleştirerek tutarlı bir açıklayıcı çerçeve oluşturur. Kavramsal analiz, temel kavramların netleştirilmesini ve doğrudan ampirik ölçümle gözlemlenemeyen kimlik odaklı soyut süreçlerin yorumlanmasını sağlar. Çalışma, önceki araştırmaları basitçe derlemek yerine, dijital platformlar ile kullanıcı güdülerinin kimlik ifadesini nasıl birlikte şekillendirdiğine dair kavramsal bağlantıları belirlemeye ve bu bağlantılardan anlamlı bir sentez üretmeye odaklanır.
Analiz, dijital müzik altyapılarının giderek kişiselleştirilmiş sahnelere dönüştüğünü; çalma listeleri, dinleme izleri ve algoritmik olarak seçilen öneriler aracılığıyla kesintisiz kimlik performanslarını desteklediğini ortaya koymaktadır. Müzik paylaşımı, bireylerin aidiyet sinyalleri verdiği, sembolik sınırlar çizdiği ve kültürel ya da kişisel farklılıklarını ifade ettiği önemli bir pratik olarak öne çıkar. Dijital müzik arşivleri ve çalma listeleri, benliğin evrilen uzantıları gibi işleyerek duygusal anıları, biyografik izleri ve anlamlı çağrışımları saklarken aynı zamanda kullanıcıların bunları başkalarına nasıl sunduklarını da şekillendirir.
Kullanımlar ve Doyumlar kuramına dayalı güdüler—keşif, duygusal düzenleme, öz-yüceltme, sosyal bağ kurma ve kaçış gibi—kullanıcıların dijital müzikle etkileşimini yönlendiren psikolojik dinamikleri oluşturur ve bireylerin müzikal kimliklerinin hangi yönlerini görünür kılmayı ya da gizlemeyi tercih ettiklerini belirler. Bu içgörüler bütün olarak ele alındığında, dijital müzik tüketiminin basit bir boş zaman etkinliği olmaktan çıkarak kimliğin inşa edildiği, ifade edildiği ve müzakere edildiği dinamik bir alana dönüştüğünü gösteren bütünleşik bir kavramsal model ortaya koyar.
Çalışma, platform tasarımı, kullanıcı güdüleri ve müzikal iletişim pratiklerinin çağdaş kimlik süreçlerini nasıl şekillendirdiğine ilişkin kuramsal bir açıklama sunarak literatüre katkıda bulunur. Ampirik veri toplamaya dayanmayan bu çalışma, gelecekte yapılacak nitel, nicel veya hesaplamalı araştırmalar için kavramsal bir temel oluşturmaktadır.

Kaynakça

  • Acar, A. K. (2025). Yeni medya teknolojilerinde müzisyen kimliğinin dönüşümü: Yapay zeka, metaverse ve dijital dönüşüm kavramları üzerine bibliyometrik analiz. Online Journal of Music Sciences, 10(2), 219-234. https://doi.org/10.31811/ojomus.1624090
  • Belk, R. W. (2013). Extended self in a digital world. Journal of Consumer Research, 40(3), 477-500. https://doi.org/10.1086/671052
  • Belk, R. W. (2014). Digital consumption and the extended self. Journal of Marketing Management, 30(11-12), 1101-1118. https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257X.2014.939217
  • Bennett, A., & Hodkinson, P. (2020). Ageing and youth cultures: Music, style and identity. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1086/671052
  • Bullingham, L., & Vasconcelos, A. C. (2013). ‘The presentation of self in the online world’: Goffman and the study of online identities. Journal of Information Science, 39(1), 101-112. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551512470051
  • Chan, C., Berger, J., & Van Boven, L. (2012). Identifiable but not identical: Combining social identity and uniqueness motives in choice. Journal of Consumer Research, 39(3), 561-573. https://doi.org/10.1086/664804
  • Deschamps, J.-C., & Devos, T. (1998). Regarding the relationship between social identity and personal identity. In S. Worchel, J. F. Morales, D. Páez, & J.-C. Deschamps (Eds.), Social identity: International perspectives (pp. 1-12). Sage Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446279205.n1
  • Erdoğan, İ., & Alemdar, K. (2010). Kitle iletişim kuram ve araştırmalarının tarihsel ve eleştirel bir değerlendirmesi. Öteki Kuram.
  • Goffman, E. (1990). The presentation of self in everyday life. Penguin.
  • Hagen, A. N., & Lüders, M. (2016). Social streaming? Navigating music as personal and social. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, 23(6), 643-659. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856516673298
  • Jaakkola, E. (2020). Designing conceptual articles: Four approaches. AMS Review, 10, 18-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13162-020-00161-0
  • Johnson, B. K., & Ranzini, G. (2018). Click here to look clever: Self-presentation via selective sharing of music and film on social media. Computers in Human Behavior, 82, 148-158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.01.008
  • Katz, E., Blumler, J. G., & Gurevitch, M. (1974). Uses and gratifications research. Public Opinion Quarterly, 37(4), 509-523.
  • Katz, E., Gurevitch, M., & Haas, H. (1973). On the use of the mass media for important things. American Sociological Review, 38(2), 164-181. https://doi.org/10.2307/2094393
  • Krause, A. E., North, A. C., & Hewitt, L. Y. (2013). Music-listening in everyday life: Devices and choice. Psychology of Music, 43(2), 155-170. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735613496860
  • Kumar, T., & Mahajan, R. (2024). The Digital Sonata: Digitalization’s impact on India’s music industry and artist revenues. Digital Society, 3(3), 60. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44206-024-00147-6
  • Lamont, A., & Webb, R. J. (2010). Short- and long-term musical preferences: What makes a favourite piece of music?. Psychology of Music, 38(2), 222-241. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735609339471
  • Laukka, P. (2007). Uses of music and psychological well-being among the elderly. Journal of Happiness Studies, 8(2), 215-241. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-006-9024-3
  • Lei, W. S. C., Couto, U., Lourenço, F., & Mak, C. C. (2022). Virtual music concert attendance motives and experience through the lens of Uses and Gratification Theory. Event Management, 26(8), 1527-1542. https://doi.org/10.3727/152599522X16419948695134
  • Leong, T. W., Vetere, F., & Howard, S. (2012). Experiencing coincidence during digital music listening. ACM Transactions on Computer–Human Interaction, 19(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.1145/2147783.2147789
  • Lonsdale, A. J., & North, A. C. (2011). Why do we listen to music? A uses and gratifications analysis. British Journal of Psychology, 102(1), 108-134. https://doi.org/10.1348/000712610X506831
  • Mäntymäki, M., & Islam, A. N. (2015). Gratifications from using freemium music streaming services: Differences between basic and premium users. Proceedings of the International Conference on Interaction Sciences, Fort Worth, Texas.
  • Marder, B., Slade, E., Houghton, D., & Archer-Brown, C. (2016). “I like them, but won’t ‘like’ them”: Impression management associated with visible political party affiliation on Facebook. Computers in Human Behavior, 61, 280-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.03.047
  • Myburgh, S., & Tammaro, A. M. (2013). Constructing a theoretical framework. In S. Myburgh & A. M. Tammaro (Eds.), Exploring education for digital librarians (pp. 133-172). Chandos Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-84334-659-3.50007-4
  • North, A. C., Hargreaves, D. J., & O’Neill, S. A. (2000). The importance of music to adolescents. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 70(2), 255-272. https://doi.org/10.1348/000709900158083
  • O’Sullivan, P. B., & Carr, C. T. (2017). Masspersonal communication: A model bridging the mass-interpersonal divide. New Media & Society, 20(3), 1161-1180. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444816686104
  • Rahmasari, K., & Purwaningtyas, M. P. F. (2022). The extended self: Youth’s identity in the music consumption of Indonesian Spotify users. Jurnal Riset Komunikasi, 5(2), 187-206. https://doi.org/10.38194/jurkom.v5i2.548
  • Schäfer, T., Sedlmeier, P., Städtler, C., & Huron, D. (2013). The psychological functions of music listening. Frontiers in Psychology, 4, 511. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00511
  • Solomon, R. C. (1993). The passions: Emotions and the meaning of life. Hackett Publishing.
  • Sugiana, D., & Hafia, H. (2018). Construction of self-identity and social identity of Koes Plus music fans. MIMBAR, 34(1), 176-184. https://doi.org/10.29313/mimbar.v34i1.3321
  • Tajfel, H. (1982). Social identity and intergroup relations. Cambridge University Press.
  • Tajfel, H., & Turner, J. C. (1979). An integrative theory of intergroup conflict. In W. G. Austin & S. Worchel (Eds.), The social psychology of intergroup relations (pp. 33-47). Brooks/Cole.
  • Tricomi, P. P., Pajola, L., Pasa, L., & Conti, M. (2024). “All of Me”: Mining users’ attributes from their public Spotify playlists. Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference 2024, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1145/3589335.3651459
  • Van Dijck, J. (2006). Record and hold: Popular music between personal and collective memory. Critical Studies in Media Communication, 23(5), 357-374. https://doi.org/10.1080/07393180601046121
Toplam 34 adet kaynakça vardır.

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil İngilizce
Konular Müzik Sosyolojisi
Bölüm Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar

Ayda Sabuncuoğlu İnanç 0000-0003-4999-9663

Gönderilme Tarihi 28 Kasım 2025
Kabul Tarihi 23 Ocak 2026
Yayımlanma Tarihi 2 Şubat 2026
Yayımlandığı Sayı Yıl 2026 Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1

Kaynak Göster

APA Sabuncuoğlu İnanç, A. (2026). Streaming the self: digital music platforms, Uses & Gratifications, and the construction of social identity. Online Journal of Music Sciences, 11(1), 360-370. https://doi.org/10.31811/ojomus.1832136