… study, we will restrict our focus to parasocial relationships. … parasocial interaction and
parasocial relationship, and how … literature on social compensation and parasocial relationships, …

… In the following sections, we explore the role of parasocial compensation in … builds
parasocial relationships with the personae involved, thereby increasing our imagined parasocial …

… people to engage in social distancing protocols that … social interactions to digital spaces,
providing a unique context to study the compensation function of parasocial relationships (PSRs…

… Rather, some scholars have examined a “skill-deficit compensation,” that is, whether
parasocial relationships are more intense among people possessing disadvantageous …

… The findings of this study contribute to the literature on the parasocial compensation hypothesis
while providing useful information for prevention and intervention for YouTube addiction …

… to explain why people form parasocial relationships using a social exchange perspective. …
sex (and likely romantic) parasocial relationships may compensate for absent reallife romantic …

… mental activation of parasocial relationships significantly improved … about parasocial
relationships proved ineffective. … step for the field of parasocial compensation research to shift …

… explored the association between social environment and parasocial relationship development,
but … who were motivated to communicate online to compensate for limited social skills …

… Participants were not compensated for their participation in this study. A total of 151 participants
completed the study. After removing participants with the second or later instances of an …

… social and parasocial interaction from interpersonal attribution perspectives. Parasocial …
Analysis revealed that, similar to social relationships, parasocial relationships with favorite soap …