Parasocial phenomena are among the most popular and best-researched topics in media
reception and effects research. The research can now look back on a history of over 65 …

Whilst social media influencers (SMIs) excel at establishing positive parasocial relationships
with their followers, they can also provoke intense negative responses, as evidenced by the …

Recent developments in AI promise to further enact the shift from personalization to
personification in automated digital interfaces. We have already seen the rise of virtual …

We analyze the audience response to the death of narrative-driven fictitious characters with
predetermined fates, whether part of a virtual or cinematic story, and specifically from video …

Fans may experience significant upset and distress when a television series ends. However,
grief and loss reactions to the end of a fictional series have seldom been investigated. It is …

In den letzten Jahren ist die Anzahl der Studien zu parasozialen Interaktionen und
Beziehungen mit Mediencharakteren geradezu explodiert. Dieses Buch bietet Steckbriefe …

This article examines the representation of the COVID-19 global public health crisis on US
network television medical dramas. Programs featuring healthcare professionals like …

Communication scholars have demonstrated great interest in exploring the manifestation of
parasocial relationships (PSR) with media persona. Despite such elaborate investigations …

Fan Culture has largely been discussed when linked with Media Studies–be it regarding the
effects of television and/or the Internet, or its historical evolution. This study proposes to …

This dissertation is a mixed methods study that seeks to investigate how fans of The
Bachelor conceptualize their parasocial relationships with individuals from the show and …