Idols as Sunshine or Road Signs

Comparing Absorption-Addiction Idolatry With Identification-Emulation Idolatry

Bibliographic Data

ID13654471
AuthorsC K Cheung (0000-0003-3278-1633, City University of Hong Kong, corresponding author), Xiaodong Yue (0000-0003-0932-9219, City University of Hong Kong), Xiao Dong Yue (City University of Hong Kong)
Year2018
Volume122
Issue2
Pages411-432
Publication date2018-02-22
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0033294118758903
PMID29471720
OpenAlexW2790575930
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited62

This study seeks to contrast absorption-addiction idolatry and identification-emulation idolatry. Whereas absorption-addiction idolatry progresses from entertainment/socializing to personalizing and obsession about the idol, identification-emulation idolatry unfolds in terms of identification, attachment, romantization, idealization, and consumption about the idol or his or her derivatives. Based on a sample of 1310 secondary school and university students in Hong Kong, the study verified the original factor model composed of five first-order identification-emulation idolatry and three first-order absorption-addiction idolatry factors, with the latter more predictable by fans' club membership

Addiction · Biology · Emulation · Identification (biology · Idolatry · Psychiatry · Theology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Media Influence and Health · Personality Traits and Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology