Celebrity, Stalkkng And Fandom

Question 1

What are three social psychological explanations

Answer 1

Social identity theory
Membership of club share admiration and helps to define self

Group cohesion
Provide a common topic for discussion

Leadership
People search for leaders

Question 2

What does Schippa claim about celebrity

Answer 2

Meta analysis

Para social relationship tended to be with celebs seen as attractive and similar to the viewer

Question 3

What are the three types of parasocial relationship

Answer 3

Intense personal
Fav celebs are entertainment and soci interaction

Intense personal
Intense compulsive feelings soul mate

Borderline pathological
Uncontrollable fantasies thinking true connection

Question 4

What does maltby and Eysenck claim about celebrity parasocial relationship

Answer 4

Personality question are

Intense personal levels associated with neuroticism depression and anxiety

Question 5

What does Cole suggest about celebrity parasocial relationship

Answer 5

Insecure resistant attatchment types more likely to develop para social relations ships

Question 6

Give one strength of parasocial relationship

Answer 6

Little chance for face to face rejection and provide models of social behaviour and opportunity to learn cultural values

Question 7

What is the first evolutionary expl for attraction to celebrities

Answer 7

Evolved love of novelty

Question 8

What does social learning theory for celebrity state celebrities are a source of

Answer 8

Vicarious reinforcement

Question 9

What does Miller suggest about the evo theory of celebs

Answer 9

Sexual selection underlies the evolution and favour creativity and intelligence
Celebs often display a world of fantasy
Boring towards a partner attratcion fail

Question 10

Why do we imitate celebrities

Answer 10

Reproductive advantage

Question 11

What does Townsend Klein and wasserman suggest about evo theory celeb

Answer 11

Both sexes agreed male sexual attraction depended more than female
Males with high status are attractive

Question 12

What is the second evo theory for attracting to celebrities

Answer 12

Gossip

Question 13

What does mcandrew suggest about eo thory of celebs

Answer 13

Another aspect of social behaviours that is adaptive

Ancestors seen it important that to keep track of alliances and potential threats

Question 14

What does Dunbar suggest about evo theory of celeb

Answer 14

Gossip evolved for same reason primates for grooming. Route to social communication and helps bonding

Question 15

What do celeb worshippers have ?

Answer 15

Lower levels of a psychological well being

Question 16

What does cheung and yue suggest about celeb worshippers

Answer 16

Telephone survey 883 Chinese teens
Celeb worshippers lower levels of work or study and low self esteem. Teenagers that worship a key family member higher levels of self esteem

Question 17

What does Phillips suggest about celeb worship

Answer 17

High profile celeb suicides followed by increased suicide in public

Question 18

What does Sheridan suggest about celeb worship

Answer 18

Pathological worshippers drawn to more antisocial celebs

Question 19

What are the two types of stalking

Answer 19

Love obsession with someone they’ve never met

Previous relationship

Question 20

What does the attatchment theory of stalking suggest

Answer 20

Maintains attachment in childhood reflected in real life

Question 21

What does mccutcheon suggest sbout attatchment theory of stalking

Answer 21

Insecure attatchment may result in attratcion to celebs as there is no risk of rejection

Question 22

What does Tonin suggest about attachment theory of stalking

Answer 22

Measured stalkers childhood attatchment styles and current adult attatchment
Used a clinical sample and a non
Stalkers had more insecure adult attatchment styles

Question 23

What was found between insecure resistant attatchment and attempts at contacting favourite celebs

Answer 23

Positive correlation

Question 24

What does the absorption addiction model suggest about stalking

Answer 24

Weak sense of identity = absorbed by celeb

Question 25

What does Mullen suggest about absorption addiction model and stalking

Answer 25

20000 cases of stalking
80% stalkers serious mental health disorders
Link between stalking. And confused sense of reality

Question 26

What does the relational goal pursuit suggest about stalking

Answer 26

People who engage in the obsessional pursuit of a relationship that is rejected by the other person tend to magnify the importance of the relationship goal

Question 27

What do fisher and Cullen suggest about stalking

Answer 27

4000 survey women undergrad

13% cyber stalked

Question 28

What is the importance of religiosity and stalking

Answer 28

People need leDership and with te decline of religion increasing fascination with celebs