Articles week 4

Question 1

What do celebrities take over during adolescence stage, according to Giles & Maltby (2004)?

Answer 1

Giles & Maltby suggest that celebrities take over parental functions.

Question 2

What are the three different stages regarding attachments with celebrities according to Giles & Maltby (2004)?

Answer 2

1) Entertainment
2) Intense
3) Problematic

Question 3

Who argues this “The results show that emotional autonomy and attachment to celebrities increase during adolescence and are positively related to one another.”?

Answer 3

Giles & Maltby

Question 4

What do Liebers & Schramm (2019) argue?

Answer 4

1) Parasocial relationships can be positive: increased self-confidence, stronger sense of belonging
2) Parasocial relationships can be negative: reduced self-esteem due to unrealistic body images, increased media consumption or addiction.

Question 5

In which article is this “What is a spiral effect in research methodology? Explain in the context of the research on PSR. Is when an instrument or specific tool is used often and therefore leads to more popularity, without trying the alternatives. For parasocial relationships, the instrument PSI-scale is used, even though it might not be the best tool to measure PSR.” discussed?

Answer 5

Liebers & Schramm