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Parasocial Interactions and Relationships in Early Adolescence
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“The relational element resembles parasocial attachment, in which individuals experience one-sided intimacy, emotional involvement, and perceived relationship importance with a media figure or artificial partner (Cohen, 2004; Gleason et al., 2017; Rubin and McHugh, 1987).”
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“Empirical work shows that parasocial attachments are widespread among teens who often imagine friendships with celebrities whose perceived personalities make them feel understood [60].”
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- Gleason, T. R., Theran, S. A., & Newberg, E. M.
- Venue
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2017-02-23
- Volume
- 8
- ISSN
- 1664-1078
- PMC
- PMC5322191
- Cited by
- 87
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- 4
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