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.

Details

Title
The Interpersonal Beginnings of Fandom: The Relation Between Attachment Style, Trust, and the Admiration of Celebrities
Author
Collisson, Brian; Browne, Blaine L; McCutcheon, Lynn E; Britt, Rebecca; Browne, Amy M
Pages
23-33
Section
Articles
Publication year
2018
Publication date
2018
Publisher
International Center for Interpersonal Relationship Research
ISSN
19816472
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2157827964
Copyright
© 2018. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.