Identity Achievement and Idol Worship among Teenagers in Hong Kong

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7516484
AutoresC K Cheung (0000-0003-3278-1633, City University of Hong Kong, autor de correspondencia), Xiaodong Yue (0000-0003-0932-9219, City University of Hong Kong), Xiao Dong Yue
Año2003
Volumen11
Número1
Páginas1-26
Fecha de publicación2003-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Adolescence and Youth (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0267-3843 • E-ISSN: 2164-4527
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02673843.2003.9747914
OpenAlexW1986468289
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas60

Worship of idols, typically comprising pop stars and athletic stars, is common among the younger generation. Its influences on youth's identity achievement, however, have largely been an untapped area in empirical research. The present study aims to conduct a holistic analysis of the origins, processes, and consequences of idol worship with regard to identity achievement. It collects data from 833 Chinese teenagers in Hong Kong through a telephone survey. The data allow for a causal analysis that reveals the processes of illusory romance, reification, and vainglory orientation in idol worship as predictors of lower identity achievement in the teenager. Moreover, a teenager who had greater exposure to the image and voice of stars on television and radio would suffer lower identity achievement

Aesthetics · Art · Identity (music · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Romance · Worship · Asian Culture and Media Studies · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Social Psychology