Young Adults' Wishful Identification With Television Characters: The Role of Perceived Similarity and Character Attributes

By Cynthia A. Hoffner, Mary Buchanan. 2005

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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): “…complex types of relationships with celebrities, which have distinct effects upon consumers’ identities and brand association (Banister & Cocker, 2013), and which may influence consumers’ preferences, values and behavioural modifications (Basil, 1996; Boon & Lomore, 2001; Hoffner & Buchanan, 2005).”
Parasocial Relationships with Media Personae: Why They Matter and How They Differ Among Heterosexual, Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents (2018, methodology): “Attraction was measured using three items from the character attributes scale (Hoffner & Buchanan, 2005) that asked participants to report attraction to media personae on a 5-point scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree; α = .86).”
Parasocial interactions with real and virtual influencers: The role of perceived similarity and human-likeness (2022, background): “In media psychology, this motivational state has been labeled wishful identification (Hoffner, 1996; Hoffner and Buchanan, 2005), showing notable overlap with—but also significant differences to—forms of engagement that are based on perceived similarities (Feilitzen and Linné, 1975; van Looy et…”
Does Character Similarity Increase Identification and Persuasion? (2018, result): “It is important to note that besides the experimental studies mentioned above, there are studies that have successfully correlated identification with self-reported perceived similarity (e.g., Hoffner & Buchanan, 2005).”
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): “Although much research investigating the concept of wishful identification has focused on children, adolescents and emerging adults also experience wishful identification with media personalities (Eyal & Rubin, 2003; Hoffner & Buchanan, 2005).”
Celebrity vs. Influencer endorsements in advertising: the role of identification, credibility, and Product-Endorser fit (2019, methodology): “…potential differences in effectiveness between these two types of endorsements: identification (in particular, perceived similarity and wishful identification; cf. Hoffner and Buchanan 2005) and credibility (consisting of trustworthiness and expertise; cf. Sternthal, Phillips, and Dholakia 1978).”
The Video Game Experience as “True” Identification: A Theory of Enjoyable Alterations of Players' Self‐Perception (2009, background): “Hoffner’s (1996) and Hoffner and Buchanan (2005) approach to ‘‘wishful identification’’ is an interesting foundation in this regard.”
Parasocial Interaction With Liked, Neutral, and Disliked Characters on a Popular TV Series (2010, background): “For example, Hoffner and Buchanan (2005) found that both similarity in personal characteristics (gender) and attitude similarity were positive predictors of the desire to be like or act like a media character.”
Involved, Transported, or Emotional? Exploring the Determinants of Change in Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior in Entertainment Education (2011, background): “Johnson and Tversky (1983) and subsequent researchers have found evidence of mood congruence such that negative affect inflates and positive affect deflates an individuals’ estimates of the perceived likelihood of a negative event such as contracting cancer.”
Mediated Intergroup Contact: Concept Explication, Synthesis, and Application (2012, background): “In the media effects research, identification had been considered as a process mediating media exposure and cognitive=behavioral consequences (Hoffner & Buchanan, 2005).”