When Good Friends Say Goodbye: A Parasocial Breakup Study

By Keren Eyal, Jonathan Cohen. 2006

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Subfields: Communication, Gender Studies, Literature and Literary Theory

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10 The Effects of Engagement with Entertainment (2013, background): “Some viewers may even experience a sense of loss when a character they formed PSR with goes off air (Eyal & Cohen, 2006).”
Sex on the Shore: Wishful Identification and Parasocial Relationships as Mediators in the Relationship Between Jersey Shore Exposure and Emerging Adults' Sexual Attitudes and Behaviors (2014, methodology): “PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS Parasocial relationships were measured using a 5-item scale developed by Eyal and Cohen (2006) that is an abridged version of the widely employed Rubin, Perse, and Powell (1985) measure of parasocial interaction.”
Examining Relational Maintenance in Parasocial Relationships (2012, methodology): “Similar to previous PSR research (e.g., Eyal & Cohen, 2006), applying a theory from the interpersonal realm again proved to be useful in the context of mediated relationships.”
Para-Romantic Love and Para-Friendships: Development and Assessment of a Multiple-Parasocial Relationships Scale (2010, background): “PSR involve strong emotional responses (e.g., Levy, 1979), and when a television show is terminated, viewers may experience a sense of loss similar to that found in real life breakups (Eyal & Cohen, 2006).”
The impact of the source credibility of Instagram influencers on travel intention: The mediating role of parasocial interaction (2021, background): “Since individuals get into more frequent interactions with media personalities, they are aware of how these media personalities behave, and as a result their trust in the media personalities increases (Eyal and Cohen, 2006).”
How Do We React When Our Favorite Characters Are Taken Away? An Examination of a Temporary Parasocial Breakup (2011, methodology): “Because of the similarities between parasocial relationships with television characters and real-life relationships, researchers have begun to examine how television viewers respond to the demise of a parasocial relationship—a parasocial breakup (e.g., Cohen, 2003, 2004; Eyal & Cohen, 2006).”
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 Relationships with Media Personae: Why They Matter and How They Differ Among Heterosexual, Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents (2018, background): “Though Wang and colleagues (2008) found complex relationships between various types of loneliness and PSR strength, most studies have concluded that no relationship exists between PSRs with liked characters and trait loneliness (Eyal & Cohen, 2006; Madison & Porter, 2015; Rosaen & Dibble, 2016).”
Grief, commiseration, and consumption following the death of a celebrity (2012, background): “The feelings of loss in a parasocial break-up are very real for the individual, and the intensity of this loss is a function of the level of attachment felt towards the character (Eyal and Cohen, 2006).”