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Parasocial Identification

Parasocial Identification is a psychological construct within audience identity theory that denotes the process through which individuals develop a one-sided, identity-based attachment to media personae, distinguished from reciprocal social identification by its illusory intimacy and absence of interpersonal interaction.

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16.8K

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353

Authors

199

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2017–2026

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Publications

173

Toward a Theory of Entertainment Persuasion: Explaining the Persuasive Effects of Entertainment-Education Messages

Emily Moyer‐Gusé · Communication Theory · 2008 · 1.3K citations

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LONELINESS, PARASOCIAL INTERACTION, AND LOCAL TELEVISION NEWS VIEWING

Alan Rubin, Elizabeth M. Perse, Robert A. Powell · Human Communication Research · 1985 · 1.1K citations

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Fostering Consumer–Brand Relationships in Social Media Environments: The Role of Parasocial Interaction

Lauren I. Labrecque · Journal of Interactive Marketing · 2014 · 886 citations

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Influence of parasocial relationship between digital celebrities and their followers on followers’ purchase and electronic word-of-mouth intentions, and persuasion knowledge

Kumju Hwang, Qi Zhang · Computers in Human Behavior · 2018 · 603 citations

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Exploring consumers’ impulse buying behavior on social commerce platform: The role of parasocial interaction

Xiang Li, Xiabing Zheng, Matthew Lee et al. · International Journal of Information Management · 2016 · 571 citations

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Authors

353

  1. WJ
    William J. Brown

    Regent University, United States

    5 publications · 703 citations

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  2. CA
    Cynthia A. Hoffner

    Georgia State University, United States

    4 publications · 904 citations

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  3. HS
    Holger Schramm

    University of Würzburg, Germany

    3 publications · 172 citations

    3

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  4. LS
    Lijiang Shen

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    3 publications · 74 citations

    3

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  5. AE
    Adam Earnheardt

    Youngstown State University, United States

    3 publications · 54 citations

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Institutions

199

  1. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    7 h-index

    12 publications

    379 citations

  2. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    1.3K citations

  3. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. University of Florida

    Gainesville, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    453 citations

  5. Regent University

    Virginia Beach, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    973 citations

  6. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    687 citations

  7. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    161 citations

  8. Louisiana State University

    Baton Rouge, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    147 citations

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Venues

  1. Computers in Human Behavior

    11 publications · 2.6K citations

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  2. Health Communication

    7 publications · 371 citations

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  3. Journal of Health Communication

    6 publications · 447 citations

    6

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  4. Psychology of Popular Media Culture

    PPMC · 6 publications · 211 citations

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  5. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

    6 publications · 1.1K citations

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