parasocial relationships

Question 1

what is a parasocial relationship

Answer 1

Hortch and Wohl say it is a one sided, unreciprocated relationship with a celebrity where a fan expends time, money, commitment

Question 2

outline maltbys scale

Answer 2

1. entertainment. least intense.gossip
   2.personal.greater personal involvement. copy dress sense
   3.borderline pathological.most intense. stalking/debt

Question 3

outline Mcutcheons absorption addiction model

Answer 3

absorption= sense of fulfilment drives attachment
addiction=this fulfilment becomes addictive

Question 4

what does attachment say about parasocial relationships

Answer 4

Bowlby; due to early difficulties in forming relations
Ainsworth; insecure resistants

Question 5

AO3 parasocial

Answer 5

• attachment. Mcutcheon found insecure no more likely
  -maltbys scale.lacks explanatory power.doesnt say why they develop.unable to prevent EG- Selena Quintinilla
  +maltby linked first stage to extroverts. third stage with psychotic personalities. prac app. able to identify candidates and prevent
  +cross culture. universality. Schmidt and Klimt found similar parasocial to Harry Potter in Germany and Mexico