Parasocial Interaction with Media Characters

• Published in: Psikiyatride güncel yaklaşimlar Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 494 - 506
• Main Authors: Aytulun, Gözde, Sunai, Ayda Büyükşahin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Adana Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar : Current Approaches in Psychiatry 01.12.2020; Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar
• Subjects: Audiences; Identification; media characters; parasocial interaction; parasosyal etkileşim; Soap operas; Social networks; Studies; Television programs; television series
• ISSN: 1309-0658; 1309-0674; 1309-0674
• DOI: 10.18863/pgy.688117

[...]some researches and some suggestions were made about this subject, in which parasocial interaction was examined, especially in terms of age, gender, loneliness, and social anxiety.® Keywords: Parasocial interaction, television series, media characters Öz Bu çalışmanın temel amacı, medya karakterleriyle kurulan parasosyal etkileşimin doğasını anlamak, öncülleri hakkında bilgi sahibi olmak ve parasosyal etkileşimle ilgili daha önce gerçekleştirilmiş önemli araştırmaları gözden geçirmektir. [...]viewers establish a trust relationship with the media characters who are visiting their homes through television or digital platforms, and they do not want to miss any episodes in which they take place in order not to shake that trust. [...]a close bond is established between the audience and the media character. According to Horton and Wohl, who argued that watching television is also a kind of social interaction, there is a similar relationship between media character and the audience. [...]research findings and some suggestions about the subject are included.