Finding meaning in a celebrity’s death: The relationship between parasocial attachment, grief, and sharing educational health information related to Robin Williams on social network sites

Cohen, Elizabeth L.; Hoffner, Cynthia

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2016.06.042

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“…‘The resurgence of knitting among new audiences is emblematic of the increasing diffusion of cultural practices across established social, political, and geographic boundaries to new actors’ (Fields, 2014: 163). Moreover, as many scholars (Bui, 2015; Cohen and Hoffner, 2016; Pittman and Reich, 2016; Savage and Spence, 2014; Wang et al, 2008) point out, it is becoming increasingly important to examine actual audiences to see whether findings from more convenient sample populations like college students hold up.…”

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Social responses to and motivation involving knitting vlog viewing

Gregg¹

2020

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Med

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This project explores social psychological factors and motivation involving vlogs, filling gaps in the understanding of viewing needs and outcomes of this new cultural practice. An exploratory online survey asked over 400 knitting vlog viewers about expected outcomes of viewing, loneliness, identification, perceived homophily, parasocial relationship strength, motivation to knit, and motivation to view knitting vlogs, addressing hypotheses involving common expected outcomes and viewing motivation, how well loneliness predicts parasocial relationship strength, and how these feelings predict motivations to view vlogs and to knit. The results showed that feelings of activity and social connection most strongly predicted motivation to view and to knit. Loneliness did not play a role in parasocial relationship strength. These findings suggest that the social qualities of knitting vlogs may play an important role in motivating viewers to watch and to knit.

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Social responses to and motivation involving knitting vlog viewing

Gregg¹

2020

Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Med

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“…For example, this sense of loss can occur if the figure dies or withdraws from public life. (E. L. Cohen & Hoffner, 2016;Eyal & Cohen, 2006). Unlike real interpersonal relationships, however, parasocial relationships with public figures like celebrities and political candidates elicit asymmetry, where the fans typically exhibit a strong admiration to the figure, but this is not reciprocated by the public figure equally (Horton & Strauss, 1957;McCutcheon, Lange, & Houran, 2002).…”

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Measuring the feeling of distant intimacy with politicians: Development, construct validity, and replicability of the parasocial relationship with a political figure (PSR-P) scale

Hakim¹

2018

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Parasocial theory views ordinary people’s emotional bonding with political figures as a form of parasocial relationship. As existing measures of parasocial relationship have been criticised conceptually and psychometrically, we developed a new scale of parasocial relationship with a political figure (PSR-P). Construct validity, factor replicability and measurement invariance were assessed, based on samples from diverse countries (Indonesia, New Zealand, and the USA) with different political systems. In three studies using a panel of experts (N = 20; Study 1), a convenience sample of adults (N = 212; Study 2), and representative and cross-country samples (N = 897; Study 3), we found that the four-item PSR-R scale provided satisfactory construct validity (i.e. convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity), replicable factor structure with measurement invariance, and predictable results based on socio-political context. The PSR-P scale can be used to advance measurement and applications of parasocial theory in the field of social and political psychology.

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“…New parameters for teaching/learning are emerging, transforming the way of building knowledge, as well as the instruction methodology and the role of the teacher and his relationship with students 4 . In this context of health education in nursing field, the use of new teaching methodologies has enabled the understanding of different scenarios through technologies that reproduce educational experiences promoted through virtual environments 5,6 .…”

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State of the art of nursing education and the challenges to use remote technologies in the time of Corona Virus Pandemic

Bezerra

2020

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Introduction: The Corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic caused, among others, the need for colleges and universities managers around the world to reinvent new ways of providing education preserving its good quality at the same time. With the new ordinances of the Ministry of Education and Health, all courses can use remote methodologies for the continuity on the current school year. With new challenges and paradigms emerging from this methodological proposal: provide for the user the feeling of immersion, of being in the class room, from the navigation and interaction in this virtual environment, at the same time that the educator, respecting the educational principles and the pedagogical approach that he believes, does not transform this moment into a simple distance education. Objective: to describe the state of the art on nursing education and the challenges of using remote technologies in the time of Corona virus pandemic. Methods: this is a reflective study based on secondary sources of literature relevant to the theme, considering articles from national and international journals and recent productions on education, health training, remote technologies, COVId-19 and public health. Results: it is evident that experiencing the effects of the corona virus pandemic (COVID-19) in the health educational sector, especially in the field of nursing, goes beyond a structural reorganization of courses. It implies change attitude of managers, teachers and students to reformulate educational practices (sometimes with traditional tools), with innovative practices preserving a methodology that provides to the student criticality reflection, dialogue, bonding and interaction; elements that are part of a training aimed at transformation, empowerment and not just the transmission of knowledge. In this context, the COVID-19 pandemic caused paradigm shifts perhaps not yet overcome by health science institutions , because when they perceived themselves within a reality that generated changes in the political, economic, cultural and social aspects at a global level, they had to reinvent and insert new ways of teaching in their work process; they had to discuss different educational approaches and, given the needs to readjust health teaching methods, they inserted remote technologies as essential tools to meet the real need for continuity of classes in non-face-to-face model. For many, it is a challenge, as it currently permeates a reflection on the attention of distance learning in the field of nursing and other courses in the health area. However, as it opened up to discussions about new ways of teaching mediated by innovation, it can be said that this will be one of the greatest impact of the pandemic in benefit the education: the contribution of new information and communication technologies in the teaching-learning process for training in health, as well as the reflection on distance education and its concepts, differentiating it from the concepts of remote methodology and the use of technologies. Conclusion: In nursing education, the discussion related to the use of remote technologies in the classroom has always been a point of debate. However, with the need to include these tools for the continuity of classes in the non-face-to-face model resulting from the social isolation strategy motivated by the pandemic of COVID-19, it can provide an opportunity to have a new look on the subject and perhaps there is an opportunity to expand the debate on the use of remote methodologies in health education, seeking a reflection on their interaction with the other teaching methods already implemented.

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Finding meaning in a celebrity’s death: The relationship between parasocial attachment, grief, and sharing educational health information related to Robin Williams on social network sites

Cited by 54 publications

References 51 publications

Social responses to and motivation involving knitting vlog viewing

Social responses to and motivation involving knitting vlog viewing

Measuring the feeling of distant intimacy with politicians: Development, construct validity, and replicability of the parasocial relationship with a political figure (PSR-P) scale

State of the art of nursing education and the challenges to use remote technologies in the time of Corona Virus Pandemic

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