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 (1,640 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • parasocial interaction's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2021007068[2].
  • parasocial interaction's subclass of is recorded as social interaction[3].
  • parasocial interaction's subclass of is recorded as psychological phenomenon[4].
  • parasocial interaction's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f4n37[5].
  • parasocial interaction's described by source is recorded as A Dictionary of Media and Communication (1st ed.)[6].
  • parasocial interaction's different from is recorded as sociality[7].
  • parasocial interaction's named by is recorded as Richard Wohl[8].
  • parasocial interaction's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776036795[9].
  • parasocial interaction's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987012575329805171[10].
  • parasocial interaction's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/63df471e-ce87-47fe-868a-46d33fc42156[11].

Why It Matters

parasocial interaction ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,640 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [6] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). parasocial interaction. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/parasocial-interaction
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_parasocial-interaction_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{parasocial interaction}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/parasocial-interaction}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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