The role of media figures in adolescent development: relations between autonomy, attachment, and interest in celebrities

By David C. Giles, John Maltby. 2004

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Subfields: Gender Studies, Literature and Literary Theory

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The Lara Phenomenon: Powerful Female Characters in Video Games (2007, background): “People actively interpret what they have seen in the media to attribute specific meaning to, for example, their social relations or their identities (Brown, Dykers, Steele, & White, 1994; Cohen, 2001; Gauntlett, 2002; Giles, 2002; Giles & Maltby, 2004).”
Fan Behavior and Lifespan Development Theory: Explaining Para-social and Social Attachment to Celebrities (2011, background): “para-social attachments although most applications have been limited to adolescents (Adams-Price and Greene 1990; Giles and Maltby 2004).”
Moved by music: A typology of music listeners (2011, background): “Identification can take the form of recognizing oneself in the lyrics and the artist’s style or presentation (Giles & Maltby, 2004).”
FANatics: Systematic literature review of factors associated with celebrity worship, and suggested directions for future research (2018, background): “However, many studies (Ashe et al. 2005; Giles and Maltby 2004; Maltby and Day 2011; Maltby et al. 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011; McCutcheon 2002; McCutcheon et al. 2003, 2015) found no difference in CAS scores between genders.”
Extreme celebrity worship, fantasy proneness and dissociation: Developing the measurement and understanding of celebrity worship within a clinical personality context (2006, background): “The adoration of celebrities, as idols or role models, is a normal part of identity-development in childhood and adolescence ( Giles & Maltby, 2004 ).”
Does Advertising Literacy Mediate the Effects of Advertising on Children? A Critical Examination of Two Linked Research Literatures in Relation to Obesity and Food Choice (2006, background): “For younger children, the use of celebrities, cartoon favorites, and familiar characters from programs in advertising should be better researched (Giles & Maltby, 2004) and then, perhaps, restricted (as in Swedish restrictions on advertising to children; Konsument Verket, 2004 ).”
Parasocial Relationships with Media Personae: Why They Matter and How They Differ Among Heterosexual, Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents (2018, background): “PSRs can contribute to the social networks of audiences regardless of age, but PSRs may be markedly important for adolescent audiences (Giles & Maltby, 2004).”
Assessing Celebrity Endorsement Effects in China (2011, methodology): “One commonly used scale—the Celebrity Attitude Scale (McCutcheon et al., 2002) was validated in subsequent studies (Giles and Maltby, 2004; Maltby, Houran, Lange, Ashe, and McCutcheon, 2002).”
Acceptance of cosmetic surgery and celebrity worship: evidence of associations among female undergraduates (2009, unknown): “In extreme cases, this absorption may become addictive, leading to ‘Borderline-pathological’ attitudes and behaviours that serve to maintain an individual’s satisfaction with the parasocial attachment (Giles & Maltby, 2004; Maltby, Houran, Lange, Ashe, & McCutcheon, 2002; McCutcheon et al., 2002).”
When social media influencers endorse brands: the effects of self-influencer congruence, parasocial identification, and perceived endorser motive (2019, background): “In this regard, both the motive to compensate for loneliness and the dependency on media usage drive a media viewer to exhibit one-sided parasocial identification with a media character (Giles 2002; Giles and Maltby 2004).”