Parasocial Breakups: Measuring Individual Differences in Responses to the Dissolution of Parasocial Relationships

By Jonathan Cohen. 2003

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Subfields: Communication, Gender Studies, Literature and Literary Theory

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Celebrity influences on consumer decision making: new insights and research directions (2019, background): “For example, in some PSRs, viewers imagined break-ups with media personalities could lead to similar psychological outcomes as the termination of real-life relationships (Cohen, 2003) and display similar forgiveness tendencies in the case of celebrity transgressions as real-life friendships (Finster”
Examining Relational Maintenance in Parasocial Relationships (2012, background): “J. Cohen (2003) found that in PSRs, the stronger the friendship tie, the greater the negative emotional reaction experienced, or expected to be experienced, from the relationship’s dissolution.”
When Good Friends Say Goodbye: A Parasocial Breakup Study (2006, methodology): “Participants averaged below the midpoint of the scale (M = 2.16, SD = 0.53), but slightly higher than previous samples that responded to this scale (Cohen, 2003).”
How Do We React When Our Favorite Characters Are Taken Away? An Examination of a Temporary Parasocial Breakup (2011, methodology): “, Cohen, 2003; Eyal & Cohen, 2006). However, results are less clear when it comes to gender differences in emotional distress following a parasocial breakup. Cohen (2003) found no difference in male participants’ versus female participants’ anticipated emotional distress in response to a hypothetica”
The effects of social media influencers’ self-disclosure on behavioral intentions: The role of source credibility, parasocial relationships, and brand trust (2021, background): “Researchers can also explore the negative effect of ISD and whether it is related to factors such as parasocial breakup (Cohen, 2003).”
Tweeting Prayers and Communicating Grief Over Michael Jackson Online (2010, background): “And yet the inability to continue one’s PSI can be troubling (Cohen, 2003; Eyal & Cohen, 2006) and thus, it seems imperative to explore how people communicate grief when such situations occur.”
Parasocial Break-Up from Favorite Television Characters: The Role of Attachment Styles and Relationship Intensity (2004, methodology): “This scale was constructed as part of a larger project that was meant to develop the new scale, and test its reliability and validity (Cohen, 2003).”
The PSI-Process Scales. A new measure to assess the intensity and breadth of parasocial processes (2008, methodology): “Other measurements tools that have been offered so far clearly aim to measure PSR, such as Gleich’s (1997) scales of PSR quality, or the the Parasocial-BreakupScale by Cohen (2003). The Breakup-Scale consists of 13 items that assess users’ anticipated distress and coping strategies linked to a poten”