Parasocial Relationships with Media Personae: Why They Matter and How They Differ Among Heterosexual, Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents

By Bradley J. Bond. 2018

105 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Communication, Gender Studies, Literature and Literary Theory

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In Communication

1. Chen Lou
2. Riva H. Tukachinsky
3. Samantha Brooks
4. Gayle S. Stever

In Gender Studies

1. Samantha Brooks
2. Chen Lou
3. Riva H. Tukachinsky
4. Gayle S. Stever

In Literature and Literary Theory

1. Samantha Brooks
2. Chen Lou
3. Riva H. Tukachinsky
4. Gayle S. Stever

Citations in the corpus

• Theorizing Development of Parasocial Engagement (2018, background): “For example, although loneliness was not correlated with PSR in heterosexual adolescents, loneliness was positively associated with PSR among LGBT teens, particularly those who lacked LGBT friends among their peers (Bond, 2018).”
• Social Media Influencers and Followers: Theorization of a Trans-Parasocial Relation and Explication of Its Implications for Influencer Advertising (2021, background): “Yet, they are essentially different, as parasocial interaction describes the short-term and episode-based engagement with media personae whereas parasocial relation captures the lasting bonds that the audiences have developed with media personae (Bond 2018).”
• FANatics: Systematic literature review of factors associated with celebrity worship, and suggested directions for future research (2018, background): “There is some evidence to suggest that homosexual or bisexual individuals are more likely to select homosexual/bisexual media personae as their favourites, particularly those reporting loneliness in their own lives (Bond 2018), and that attachment to such celebrities can be a meaningful form of soci”