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- Title
The Interpersonal Beginnings of Fandom: The Relation Between Attachment Style, Trust, and the Admiration of Celebrities.
- Authors
Collisson, Brian; Browne, Blaine L.; McCutcheon, Lynn E.; Britt, Rebecca; Browne, Amy M.
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between people's attraction to celebrities and their interpersonal trust and attachment style. Previous research suggests that individuals with different attachment styles are differentially attracted to celebrities. We predicted that securely attached participants who mistrust, rather than trust, others tend to have higher levels of benign celebrity attraction. We found only partial support for our hypothesis. Surprisingly, there were no significant differences between different attachment styles on either of the two measures of celebrity admiration. These findings contribute to the literature on trust and celebrity worship by providing new information about how different attachment styles may (or may not) affect the relationships that people have with their favorite celebrity.
- Subjects
ATTACHMENT theory (Psychology); CELEBRITIES; TRUST
- Publication
Interpersona, 2018, Vol 12, Issue 1, p23
- ISSN
1981-6472
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5964/ijpr.v12i1.282