Parasocial relationships: the role of implicit and explicit affiliation motivation in the maintenance of bonds with celebrities and fictional characters in lonely individuals

• المؤلف الرئيسي: Ng, Jazzlyn Zi Qing
• مؤلفون آخرون: Ring Joyce Pang Shu Min
• التنسيق: Final Year Project
• اللغة: English
• منشور في: Nanyang Technological University 2025
• الموضوعات: Social Sciences; Parasocial relationships; Loneliness; Explicit affiliation motivation; Implicit affiliation motivation; Relatedness need satisfaction
• الوصول للمادة أونلاين: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/183715

The present study investigated the moderating effect of explicit and implicit need for affiliation (n Affiliation) on the relationship between loneliness and parasocial relationship (PSR) engagement with media figures, namely celebrities and fictional characters. We also explored whether PSR engagem...