Uses and gratifications theory suggests that people actively seek out specific media to fulfill certain needs. It identifies five main categories of needs that media can satisfy: cognitive needs for knowledge, affective needs for emotional connection, personal integrative needs for self-esteem, social integrative needs for social interaction, and tension-free needs for escape. Different forms of media are better suited for some needs over others, such as television excelling at affective needs and social media satisfying social integrative needs.