Relationships - 5. Parasocial Relationships: 1. Levels of parasocial relationships Flashcards

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Parasocial relationship

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A person thinks they are in a relationship with another person whereas the other person doesn’t even know their existence

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Example of a parasocial relationship

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Me thinking that me and Beyonce are in love

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PSR

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Parasocial relationship

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Why may PSRs be appealing?

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Because they make few demands, and the individual doesn’t run the risk of criticism or rejection, as might be the case in a real relationship

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Factors that make the formation of PSRs more likely

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Attractive
Perceived as similar to us
We perceive them as real
The viewer is lonely and shy
The viewer is female

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Who came up with the levels of PSRs?

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Maltby et al (2006)

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How many levels are there to PSRs and what are they?

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3 levels
Entertainment/social
Intense-personal
Borderline pathological

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Entertainment/social level of PSRs

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Celebrity is a source of entertainment and a topic of light-hearted gossip (“did you see what x did?”)

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Intense-personal level of PSRs

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More intense relationship with a celebrity, seeing them as a soulmate or have an intense interest in their personal life

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Borderline pathological level of PSRs

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Worships a celebrity - obsessive fantasies, spending large amounts of money on them
Believes their feelings would be reciprocated by a celebrity if they were to meet

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What did Maltby et al use to identify the three levels of PSRs?

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The Celebrity Attitudes Scale

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What did Maltby et al use to assess the relationships between PSR and personality/mental health?

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He used Eysenck’s personality questionnaire (EPQ)

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What personality type are the three levels of PSR associated with?

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Entertainment/social - extraversion (sociable and lively)
Intense-personal - neuroticism (tense, emotional, moody - linked to depression and anxiety)
Borderline pathological - psychoticism (antisocial and egocentric)

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