Celebrity, Stalkkng And Fandom Flashcards
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What are three social psychological explanations
Social identity theory
Membership of club share admiration and helps to define self
Group cohesion
Provide a common topic for discussion
Leadership
People search for leaders
What does Schippa claim about celebrity
Meta analysis
Para social relationship tended to be with celebs seen as attractive and similar to the viewer
What are the three types of parasocial relationship
Intense personal
Fav celebs are entertainment and soci interaction
Intense personal
Intense compulsive feelings soul mate
Borderline pathological
Uncontrollable fantasies thinking true connection
What does maltby and Eysenck claim about celebrity parasocial relationship
Personality question are
Intense personal levels associated with neuroticism depression and anxiety
What does Cole suggest about celebrity parasocial relationship
Insecure resistant attatchment types more likely to develop para social relations ships
Give one strength of parasocial relationship
Little chance for face to face rejection and provide models of social behaviour and opportunity to learn cultural values
What is the first evolutionary expl for attraction to celebrities
Evolved love of novelty
What does social learning theory for celebrity state celebrities are a source of
Vicarious reinforcement
What does Miller suggest about the evo theory of celebs
Sexual selection underlies the evolution and favour creativity and intelligence
Celebs often display a world of fantasy
Boring towards a partner attratcion fail
Why do we imitate celebrities
Reproductive advantage
What does Townsend Klein and wasserman suggest about evo theory celeb
Both sexes agreed male sexual attraction depended more than female
Males with high status are attractive
What is the second evo theory for attracting to celebrities
Gossip
What does mcandrew suggest about eo thory of celebs
Another aspect of social behaviours that is adaptive
Ancestors seen it important that to keep track of alliances and potential threats
What does Dunbar suggest about evo theory of celeb
Gossip evolved for same reason primates for grooming. Route to social communication and helps bonding
What do celeb worshippers have ?
Lower levels of a psychological well being
What does cheung and yue suggest about celeb worshippers
Telephone survey 883 Chinese teens
Celeb worshippers lower levels of work or study and low self esteem. Teenagers that worship a key family member higher levels of self esteem
What does Phillips suggest about celeb worship
High profile celeb suicides followed by increased suicide in public
What does Sheridan suggest about celeb worship
Pathological worshippers drawn to more antisocial celebs
What are the two types of stalking
Love obsession with someone they’ve never met
Previous relationship
What does the attatchment theory of stalking suggest
Maintains attachment in childhood reflected in real life
What does mccutcheon suggest sbout attatchment theory of stalking
Insecure attatchment may result in attratcion to celebs as there is no risk of rejection
What does Tonin suggest about attachment theory of stalking
Measured stalkers childhood attatchment styles and current adult attatchment
Used a clinical sample and a non
Stalkers had more insecure adult attatchment styles
What was found between insecure resistant attatchment and attempts at contacting favourite celebs
Positive correlation
What does the absorption addiction model suggest about stalking
Weak sense of identity = absorbed by celeb
