Parasocial relationships

• What is a parasocial relationship?

  • its is a one sided and unreciprocated relationship
  • normally with a celebrity
  • The ‘fan’ is committed to following them and expends a lot of energy in doing this
  • The celebrity or party of interest will not be aware of the ‘fan’.
• What do Maltby’s levels describe?

  Attitudes and behaviors linked to celebrity worship
• What are the three levels of parasocial relationships?

  1. Entertainment social
  2. intense personal
  3. borderline pathological
• Describe entertainment social level

  • lowest level of parasocial relationships
  • entertainment and a fuel for social interaction
• Describe intense personal level

  • intense feeling and obsessive thoughts
• What is the intense personal level of parasocial relationships characterized by?

  Intense feelings and obsessive thoughts
• Describe borderline pathological

  • strongest level of parasocial relationships
  • involving fantasy, potential expense or potential for significant influence (carrying out an illegal act) 
• Which attachment type is most likely to develop parasocial relationships?

  Insecure-resistant
• What are the three levels of parasocial relationships?

  1. Entertainment social
  2. Intense personal
  3. Borderline pathological
• Who developed the Absorption Addiction Model?

  McCutcheon