TY - CHAP
T1 - Defining parasocial relationship experiences
AU - Giles, David
PY - 2023/5/22
Y1 - 2023/5/22
N2 - The chapter offers a conceptual definition of parasocial relationships (PSRs) as a distinct construct and its theoretical relationship to other related phenomena. It defines various types of parasocial relationships and outlines the scope of these experiences, including their prevalence across different media formats, channels, and platforms and different types of media content. The chapter explicates how PSRs are different from yet related to other media experiences such as parasocial interactions, parasocial attachment, fandom, celebrity worship, and character identification and to what extent they can be applied to describe other forms of engagement (e.g., with brands).
AB - The chapter offers a conceptual definition of parasocial relationships (PSRs) as a distinct construct and its theoretical relationship to other related phenomena. It defines various types of parasocial relationships and outlines the scope of these experiences, including their prevalence across different media formats, channels, and platforms and different types of media content. The chapter explicates how PSRs are different from yet related to other media experiences such as parasocial interactions, parasocial attachment, fandom, celebrity worship, and character identification and to what extent they can be applied to describe other forms of engagement (e.g., with brands).
KW - Mass media
KW - Audiences
KW - Parasocial
KW - Communication
KW - Social Psychology
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/c84ff743-aacd-3b50-9053-c31fbf468a9c/
U2 - 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197650677.013.2
DO - 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197650677.013.2
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780197650707
T3 - Oxford library of psychology
SP - 33
EP - 50
BT - The Oxford Handbook of Parasocial Experiences
A2 - Tukachinsky, Rebecca
CY - New York
ER -