parasocial
English
Etymology
From para- + social.
Adjective
parasocial (not comparable)
- Describing one-sided relationships, as for example between celebrities and their audience or fans.
- 2006, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media: TWO-VOLUME SET, SAGE Publications →ISBN
- Donald Horton and R. Richard Wohl coined the term parasocial interaction in 1956 to describe the imaginary interactions between the audience and TV variety show hosts, noting the “seeming face-to-face relationship” that viewers developed […]
- 2016, Molly Marshall, AQA Psychology Student Guide 3: Issues and debates in psychology; options, Hachette UK →ISBN
- In the past, parasocial relationships occurred predominantly with television or film celebrities, but now these […] and celebrities openly share their opinions and activities through various social media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook.
- 2006, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the Media: TWO-VOLUME SET, SAGE Publications →ISBN
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