parasocial interaction
psychological relationship experienced by an audience in their mediated encounters with performers in the mass media
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parasocial interaction
Summary
parasocial interaction ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (631 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- parasocial interaction is a type of social interaction[2].
- parasocial interaction is a type of psychological phenomenon[3].
- parasocial interaction's facet of is recorded as mass media[4].
- parasocial interaction's facet of is recorded as social media[5].
- parasocial interaction's facet of is recorded as influencer[6].
- parasocial interaction's facet of is recorded as celebrity[7].
- parasocial interaction's facet of is recorded as character[8].
- parasocial interaction's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Media and Communication (1st ed.)[9].
- parasocial interaction's different from is recorded as sociality[10].
- parasocial interaction's named by is recorded as Richard Wohl[11].
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Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include social interaction[2] and psychological phenomenon[3].
Why It Matters
parasocial interaction ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (631 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]