Absorption Addiction Model

Question 1

Intro what is?

Answer 1

Link levels of parasocial rele w poor psychological health + deficiencies in their own life

E.g= low self esteem

-personal crisis or stressful life trigger move from entertainment social to more intense involvement w worshipping celeb
Cox allow to escape reality + give sense of fulfilment

Question 2

There are 2 components

Answer 2

Absorption
Addiction

Question 3

What is absorption addition model

Answer 3

Links level of paradosocial rele w poor psychological health + deficiencies in own life

E.g= having low self esteem

Personal crisis or stressfull life can trigger move from entertainment social to more intense involvement w worshipping celeb coz allows to escape from reality gives individuals sense of fulfilment

Question 4

2 components

Answer 4

Addiction
Absorption

Question 5

Absorption

Answer 5

Individual focuses attention on celeb than think about own life

Gives sense of identity

Question 6

Addiction

Answer 6

-obs becomes similar to psychological addiction to a substance
-individual need to inc dose = satisfaction
-lead to more extreme behaviour + delusional thinking
-individual moves through levels of parasocial rele

A correlation between psychological health nd level of parasocial rele

Question 7

RTS

Answer 7

Maltby et al
-studied 14-16 w poor body image
-found m= fem w poor body image formed intense personal parasocial rele w fem celeb who’s body admired

Supp existence of levels of parasocial rele nd idea of absorption + addiction that poor mental health can predict level of parasocial rele

Inc val

Question 8

Limitation AO3

Answer 8

Research based on correlatio
Cause effect cannot be established between poorer psychological health + level of para social rele

E.g= could be boardenline pathological parasocial involvement has caused poor psychological health than other way around

Lowers internal val