Parasocial interaction: A review of the literature and a model for future research
Giles reviews the literature on parasocial interaction and finds the concept widely used but thinly theorised. He names three open questions: how the experience fits into ordinary social activity, how it varies across types of media figure from celebrities to fictional characters, and which processes over time and media use create a parasocial relationship. He proposes a model that places parasocial interaction within ordinary social interaction for future research.
Giles reviews the literature on parasocial interaction and finds the concept widely used but thinly theorised. He names three open questions: how the experience fits into ordinary social activity, how it varies across types of media figure from celebrities to fictional characters, and which processes over time and media use create a parasocial relationship. He proposes a model that places parasocial interaction within ordinary social interaction for future research.
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Giles, D. C. (2002). Parasocial interaction: A review of the literature and a model for future research. Media Psychology, 4(3), 279-305. doi:10.1207/S1532785XMEP0403_04 https://doi.org/10.1207/S1532785XMEP0403_04