Parasocial Relationships^

Question 1

Parasocial Relationships

Answer 1

one sided relationships
celebrity

Question 2

Levels

Answer 2

Maithby et al
Entertainment Social -celeb as a source of gossip
Intense-Personal - intensive feeling towards celeb
Borderline-Pathological - uncontrollable beh/fantasies

Question 3

McCutcheon et al

Answer 3

created celebrity attitude scale
Maltby et al used it in a large scale study
from results they developed the levels
ES: 22.96
IP: 14.57
BP: 6.36

Question 4

The Absorption Addiction Model

Answer 4

McCutheon et al proposed the model to explain how PR become abnormal

Question 5

Absorption of The AA Model

Answer 5

they seem to have deficits in their sense of identity (low self-esteem)
attempt to establish it

Question 6

Addiction Of AA Model

Answer 6

like drugs they need to increase their dose to feel satisfied
can lead to delusions/ extreme beh
- stalking cause they feel they are loved back but bodyguard prevents relationship

Question 7

Insecure Avoidant

Answer 7

least likely
diff to form relations. so unlikely to seek one

Question 8

Secure Attachment

Answer 8

not likely
often have satisfactory real life relations

Question 9

Insecure Resistant

Answer 9

most likely
have concerns that others won’t reciprocate their desire for intimacy
TV characters satisfy their unrealistic relational needs

Question 10

Research Support for Levels

Answer 10

McCucheon et al
used CAS to asssess p’s issues in their actual intimate relations.
BP/IP were correlated with anxiety
ES usually does not correlate with anxiety, but are associated with other relations. issues

Question 11

Universal Tendency

Answer 11

Dinkha et al
compared collectivist culture VS individualist
insecure attach. more likely to form PR with celeb
driver for forming PR is independent from cultures
Attach. theory may be an universal explanation

Question 12

VS Universal Tendency

Answer 12

McCutcheon
measured attach. theory and celev related attitudes
in 299 Americans
attach. types does not affect the likelyhood of forming PR
- insure likelyhood = secure
PR can’t compensate for attach. issues

Question 13

Causations & Correlation

Answer 13

McCutcheon et al
uses correlational analysis
does not show causal relations. between variables
can’t conclude anxiety cause BP

Question 14

VS Causation & Correlation

Answer 14

correlational experiments can be valuable
suggests links between variables even without causes
can explore link between levels and anxiety in depth