Batman to the rescue! The protective effects of parasocial relationships with muscular superheroes on men's body image
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9007010 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ariana F Young (University at Buffalo, State University of New York, corresponding author), Shira Gabriel (0000-0002-3384-8900, University at Buffalo, State University of New York), Jordan L Hollar (University at Buffalo, State University of New York) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 173-177 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-14 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Experimental Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1031 • E-ISSN: 1096-0465 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.jesp.2012.08.003 |
| OpenAlex | W2127366993 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 28 |
Developmental psychology · Physical medicine and rehabilitation · Physical strength · Eating Disorders and Behaviors · Media Influence and Health · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
How Parasocial Relationships Affect Our Self-Concepts
Zjawiska paraspołeczne – teoria, przegląd badań i perspektywy
Racializing Captain America
Political Para-Social Relationship as a Predictor of Voting Preferences in the Israeli 2019 Elections
The values you endorse set the body you see
“Leave Britney alone!”
When the physical coldness in the viewer's environment leads to identification with a suffering protagonist
Mukbang and Disordered Eating
Enthusiastic Admiration Is the First Principle of Knowledge and Its Last”
A Distant Ally
Committed to Oprah, Homer, or House
My friend Harry’s a wizard
Theorizing Development of Parasocial Engagement
Does Thor ask Iron Man for Help? Examining Help-Seeking Behaviors in Marvel Superheroes
Making Men of Steel
Death of the Slow-Cooker or #Crock-Potisinnocent? This Is Us , Parasocial Grief, and the Crock-Pot Crisis
Let's stay home and watch TV
The Body Esteem Scale
Impacts of exposure to images of ideal bodies on male body dissatisfaction
Body‐Image Attitudes
The role of media figures in adolescent development
Comparison processes in social judgment
Meta-Analyses of the Effects of Media Images on Men's Body-image Concerns
The Skinny on Celebrities
Parasocial relationships and self‐discrepancies
Development and validation of brief measures of positive and negative affect
Biceps and Body Image
Action Figures and Men
Seeing one thing and doing another
Social surrogacy
When Gulliver travels
Development and validation of a scale for measuring state self-esteem
Admirer-celebrity relationships among young adults. Explaining perceptions of celebrity influence on identity
Admirer-celebrity relationships among young adults
| Citations per year | 1.31 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2013 - 2024 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |