2022-2024 Year 13 A-Level Psychology - Relationships: Parasocial Relationships
The Entertainment-Social level is the least intense form of parasocial relationship, where individuals view celebrities primarily as sources of entertainment and social interaction. Fans at this stage enjoy discussing the celebrity's work with friends and keeping up with their public appearances, but without forming deep emotional attachments.
What are the three levels of parasocial relationships?
Level 1 - Entertainment social
Level 2 -Intense Personal
Level 3 - Borderline Pathological
Key Terms
What are the three levels of parasocial relationships?
Level 1 - Entertainment social
Level 2 -Intense Personal
Level 3 - Borderline Patholo...
Outline entertainment social as the first level of parasocial relationships.
Least intense
Celebrity is only viewed as entertainment
Celebrity is just a conversat...
Outline the intense personal level of parasocial relationships
Intermediate level
Person becomes obsessed
Strong feelings for the person - inline wi...
Outline the borderline pathological level of parasocial relationships.
Strongest level
Uncontrollable fantasies about the person
Show extreme behaviour e.g....
How does the absorption addiction model explain celebrity worship?
Person has poor psychological health
Focus on celerity to escape their reality
Use ce...
Identify the level of parasocial relationship
Marcus has celebrity worship for Madonna. He believes that they would be perfect together and he has been sending her gifts. He was arrested last week for breaking into her house and leaving a present on her kitchen table.
Borderline pathological
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What are the three levels of parasocial relationships? | Level 1 - Entertainment social Level 2 -Intense Personal Level 3 - Borderline Pathological |
Outline entertainment social as the first level of parasocial relationships. | Least intense Celebrity is only viewed as entertainment Celebrity is just a conversation with friends |
Outline the intense personal level of parasocial relationships | Intermediate level Person becomes obsessed Strong feelings for the person - inline with a real relationship May copy the person Believe the person is their soul mate |
Outline the borderline pathological level of parasocial relationships. | Strongest level Uncontrollable fantasies about the person Show extreme behaviour e.g. stalking Spend time and money trying to meet and befriend celebrity |
How does the absorption addiction model explain celebrity worship? | Person has poor psychological health Focus on celerity to escape their reality Use celebrity worship to increase personal identity Can be triggered by high personal stress |
Identify the level of parasocial relationship Marcus has celebrity worship for Madonna. He believes that they would be perfect together and he has been sending her gifts. He was arrested last week for breaking into her house and leaving a present on her kitchen table. | Borderline pathological |
Identify the level of parasocial relationship Liza is a huge fan of Harry Styles. She loves to listen to his music and tries to see him in concert whenever he can with her friends. She enjoys reading articles about him in magazine and on YouTube. | Entertainment social |
Identify the level of parasocial relationship Tasmin can’t get enough of Margot Robbie. She knows everything about her from her birthday to where she grew up. She goes to every movie she is in the day it is released. She has started copying her outfits and her hair style. She believes that no-one is as good as Margot Robbie. | Intense Personal |
In the absorption-addiction model, what is meant by absorption? | Person has issues with their own identity Absorbed with celebrity to give self worth and identity Identify with celebrity’s life not their own Linked to intense personal level |
In the absorption-addiction model, what is meant by addiction? | Sustaining the relationship to celebrity leads to more extreme and delusional behaviour e.g. stalking and criminal activity Leads to borderline pathological level |
What did Maltby find on adolescents to support absorption addiction model? | 14-16 year old with poor body image Formed intense personal relationships with female celebrity who had a body image they admired |
What are two problems with the research methods used to study absorption addiction model? | Self Report Correlational |
Define the term internal working model | the attachment you have with your primary caregiver in infancy acts as a mental representation of how all relationships will be in the future |
Those with a secure attachment are less likely to seek parasocial relationships because | are able to develop loving two-way relationships in real face-to-face relationships |
Those with an insecure-avoidant attachment are less likely to seek a parasocial relationship because | have difficulty trusting others and therefore indulge in behaviours designed not to create intimacy, therefore are less likely to foster close emotional ties |
Those with an insecure-resistant attachment are most likely to seek a parasocial relationship because | these individuals have a need for close emotional relationships and parasocial ones do not bring a fear of rejection, fear of abandonment, break-up and disappointment that real relationships do. |
What did Dinkha find that strengthens the attachment theory of parasocial relationships | It is universal In Kuwait and USA those with insecure attachment were more likely to develop parasocial relationships |
Research into attachment theory requires recalling early experiences. Why is this a problem? | Retrospective data |
What is the problem with the research method used to study attachment theory | Self report |