Celebrity idolization among Singaporean adolescents : materialism, self-esteem and life satisfaction.

This study aims to examine how adolescents’ media use is related to their idolization of entertainment celebrities through parasocial interaction. In addition, we explored the possible consequences of celebrity idolization, namely materialism, negative influences on the adolescents’ self-esteem and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Poo, Yip Ling.
Other Authors: Chia, Stella Chih-Yun
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1205