The Effects of Psychosocial Development on Parasocial Relationships
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu14298134362021-08-03T06:30:31Z The Effects of Psychosocial Development on Parasocial Relationships Dunn, Joshua Amaro Communication psychosocial development adolescence emerging adulthood parasocial relationships television persona secondary attachment Psychosocial development is the development of the personality and finding a sense of self within a larger social environment. Researchers have found that adolescents and young adults use mass media in their psychosocial development to assist them in identity formation. Less attention has been given to what role relationships with media figures, or parasocial relationships, have on psychosocial development. This study examines what effect psychosocial development has on the sex of the media figures people report having a stronger relationship with and asks if relationship status moderates this relationship. It also examines whether identification with media figures and the overall strength of parasocial relationships changes throughout development. A survey was conducted with 233 college students where they listed both the male and female television character with which had the strongest relationship. Participants competed character involvement scales, and complete inventory examining psychosocial development. Psychosocial development was unaffected by the sex of the character with which the participants reported a stronger relationship or by overall strength of parasocial relationships. Identification with character was found to decrease as people began to form their own identities. Explanations for these results are posited in the discussion section. 2015-05-20 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429813436 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1429813436 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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