Virtual Realtionship In Social Media

Question 1

What is a virtual relationship?

Answer 1

• relationship formed over computer, app, phone - no real contact

Question 2

Name tease him into virtual relationships?

Answer 2

Pew - 11% of all Americans and 38% of single Americans have used a dating app.

• age range 20-45

66% of Americans have met there virtual partner

Question 3

Why are virtual relationships common?

Answer 3

• less restrictive - less committed
• animosity - be who you want
• more confident to self disclose
• removes limiting factors - long distance can talk
• helps the socially anxious

Question 4

What are the dangers/issues with VR?

Answer 4

Abusive/ bullying

• sexual predators
• cyber obsession
• get stuck in VR comfort zone

Question 5

Evaluation for VR?

Answer 5

✅ real relationships virtually communicate - 25% have text partners when in the house

❌ VR may be preventing no virtual relationships happening due to becoming too comfortable

Question 6

What are the effects of absence of hating on the nature of virtual relationships

Answer 6

• allows less physically atteacu be people to self disclose and when the relationship becomes deeper the physical aspects won’t matter as much.

Question 7

What is a para social relationship?

Answer 7

• one sided relationship with a media personality - varies in intensity

Question 8

Why do PSR occur and when?

Answer 8

• boredom
• indemnification
• jealousy
• occur from 11 - 17
• less educated more chance of the PSR occurring = more attraction
• high educated don’t aspire to be a celebrity as much

Question 9

What are the differences in gender?

Answer 9

Males = sports

Females = entertainment stars

Question 10

Why are PSR good?

Answer 10

• allow young people to observe positive role models

Question 11

What is research into parasocial behaviour?

Answer 11

Younger people more attracted to media personalities than older people - ✅ age

Question 12

Celebrity attitude scale?

Answer 12

3 parts

1. Entertainment social sub scale - measures social aspects of parasocial relationships - discussing media celebs with friends
2. Intense personal sub scale - measure strength of feelings and levels of obsession about a media star
3. Borderline patholaogical sub scale - measures levels of uncontrollable feeling and behaviours about media star.

Question 13

What are the two theory’s that explain the celbtrigg attitude scale?

Answer 13

1. The absorption addiction model

2. Attachment theory explanation

Question 14

What is the absorption addiction model?

Answer 14

3 stages

1. Belive people know there degree of admirations - won’t progress further
2. If they don’t know the degree it intensifies - you use a celebs success to fill own dissatisfaction
3. Of Carries on - addicted = abnormal behaviour - ie murder of John Lennon

Question 15

What is the attachment theory?

Answer 15

Different attachment types influences the chance of forming a pats social relationship

Insecure resisnent most likely - need close emotional relationship