Dancing on my own: Parasocial love, romantic loneliness, and imagined interaction

M Hu, B Zhang, Y Shen, J Guo…�- Imagination, Cognition�…, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
… and valence and its functions of compensation and relationship maintenance. As to II's other
Parasocial relations and romantic attraction: Gender and dating status differences. Journal …

How do we react when our favorite characters are taken away? An examination of a temporary parasocial breakup

J Lather, E Moyer-Guse�- Mass communication and society, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
… on parasocial relationships explored the potential link between parasocial relationships
with … lonely individuals may use parasocial relationships to compensate for a lack of real-world …

[HTML][HTML] Parasocial relationships on YouTube reduce prejudice towards mental health issues

S Lotun, VM Lamarche, S Samothrakis…�- Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Parasocial relationships (PSRs) might navigate these … We assessed whether parasocial
interventions reduce prejudice … as LGB adolescents seem to compensate for an absence of …

Parasocial relations and romantic attraction: Gender and dating status differences

J Cohen�- Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 1997 - Taylor & Francis
… the intensity of their parasocial relationships and the content of their … of relationships between
attachment models and parasocial … as compensation for lack of social interaction (Horton & …

Forgiving sports celebrities with ethical transgressions: The role of parasocial relationships, ethical intent and regulatory focus mindset

SH Lee, TJ Simkins, S Luster…�- Journal of Global Sport�…, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
… , we show that a participant's parasocial relationship with a sports … weak) positive parasocial
relationship with a sports celebrity … with a strong parasocial relationship in acquisitive-intent …

Para-romantic love and para-friendships: Development and assessment of a multiple-parasocial relationships scale

R Tukachinsky - 2010 - digitalcommons.chapman.edu
Parasocial-relationships (PSR) are viewers' imaginary relationships with media personae.
Despite the growing body of research on PSR, the field is still lacking a clear …

Making it real: The role of parasocial relationships in enhancing perceived susceptibility and COVID-19 protective behavior

N Walter, J Cohen, RL Nabi, CJ Saucier�- Media Psychology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
… the social amplification of risk framework (SARF), we test whether having a parasocial
relationship … Findings from Study 1, a national survey (N = 493), suggest that having a parasocial

The impact of viewer perceptions of media personae and viewer characteristics on the strength, enjoyment, and satisfaction of parasocial relationships

SF Rosaen, JL Dibble�- Communication Studies, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
… It was originally thought that parasocial relationships compensate for deficiencies in … that
humans approach parasocial relationships in similar ways to real-life social relationships. …

Compensatory media use: An exploration of two paradigms

J Tsao�- Communication Studies, 1996 - Taylor & Francis
… high parasocial interaction are those who seek compensation for … social lives are hindered
by environmental constraints may seek functional alternatives from their parasocial relations. …

Supernatural friendships: parasocial relationships and the provisions of social support

KL Thomas - 2021 - search.proquest.com
… essential to exploring the relationship between parasocial relationships and social support.
… breakup of social relationships, the end of parasocial relationships is a painful experience, …