Para social relationships

Question 1

Who came up with the stages of para social relationships

Answer 1

Maltby

Question 2

What is the first stage

Answer 2

entertainment social-celebrities are seen as a source of entertainment and as a topic for light-hearted gossips with friends

Question 3

What is the second stage

Answer 3

intense personal-they may see them as a soulmate and they have an intense interest in the celebrity’s personal life,

Question 4

What is the third stage

Answer 4

BorderlinePathologicalLevel-stalking and/or resentment against anyone who may prevent the individual from carrying out these behaviours

Question 5

Absorption-Addiction Model

Answer 5

Forming parasocial relationships with a celebrity allows them to achieve the fulfilment they lack in everyday life and adds a sense of purpose and excitement.

Question 6

Research to support

Answer 6

Cole and Leets (1999) investigated parasocial relationships that adolescents developed with TV personalities, and found that teenagers with insecure-resistant attachment types were more likely to develop

Question 7

Universal research

Answer 7

Universal research into celebrity worship. For example, Schmid and Klimmt (2011) studied levels of parasocial relationships with characters from the Harry Potter books in different cultures, and found similar levels of worship in Germany (individualist culture) and Mexico (collectivist culture). This suggests that the absorption-addiction model is universally applicable.