Japanese Anime Heroines as Role Models for U.S. Youth: Wishful Identification, Parasocial Interaction, and Intercultural Entertainment Effects

Ramasubramanian, Srividya; Kornfield, Sarah

doi:10.1080/17513057.2012.679291

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“…Similarly, other research shows that identifying with violent video game characters is related to players' real-life aggression (Konijn et al, 2007). In a more positive vein, research has shown that viewers also identify with characters who portray prosocial behaviors (Ramasubramanian and Kornfield, 2012). Additionally, Ward (2004) found that identification with popular Black characters was associated with higher self-esteem among Black high schoolers.…”

Section: Wishful Identificationmentioning

confidence: 93%

Tweens’ Wishful Identification and Parasocial Relationships With YouTubers

Tolbert

Drogos

2019

Front. Psychol.

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Children between the ages of 9 and 12-commonly called tweens-are one of the fastest growing audiences for YouTube content. The current study explores how tweens are watching YouTube and the nature of their parasocial relationships and wishful identification with their favorite YouTube personalities. Results show that tweens identified gender-congruent YouTubers as their favorite. Moreover, tweens perceived male and female YouTubers to have different attributes. For instance, male YouTubers were rated as more violent than female YouTubers, and female YouTubers were rated as more attractive and popular than male YouTubers. Gender also played a role in attachment patterns. Tween boys' wishful identification was predicted by YouTubers who were violent and funny and their parasocial relationships were predicted by YouTubers who were funny, successful, and attractive. Meanwhile, tween girls' wishful identification was predicted by YouTubers' who were funny, and their parasocial relationships were predicted by YouTubers' who were funny and popular. Results are discussed in terms of gender socialization theory.

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Section: Wishful Identificationmentioning

confidence: 93%

Tweens’ Wishful Identification and Parasocial Relationships With YouTubers

Tolbert

Drogos

2019

Front. Psychol.

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“…People's desire to act as characters in their real lives is based on media observation and perceptions that fascinate them. Wishful identification is influenced by several factors, such as gender, intelligence, success, humor, attractiveness, and other people's admiration for the character [32,33]. Research has demonstrated that prosocial behaviors, such as helping others (help, care, and thought for the people) can be obtained through wishful identification, resulting from prosocial messages conveyed by their favorite characters [34].…”

Section: Wishful Identificationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effective Sustainability Messages Triggering Consumer Emotion and Action: An Application of the Social Cognitive Theory and the Dual-Process Model

2022

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Communication utilizing proper message framing is a crucial component in the promotion of sustainability and other related activities. Additionally, engaging all stakeholders in sustainable communication and endeavors is proven to be essential to corporate success. This is especially true for textile and apparel retailers, as they strive to gain competitive advantages through the incorporation of sustainability in their communication with their stakeholders. Therefore, promotional activities consisting of different message framing types can be a profitable way to reach, inform, and persuade consumers to engage in sustainable activities and to support corporate sustainability initiatives. Based on two theoretical foundations, the social cognitive theory and the dual-process model, this study investigates how different aspects of sustainability and message framing can persuade textile and apparel consumers to engage in sustainable behavior. The findings of this study demonstrated that each message framing type significantly influences the consumers’ emotion. Further, when the textile and apparel consumers purchase sustainable products, as a result of conscious decision-making or without much thought put into the buying decision, the act of buying sustainable products per se compels the consumers to make sustainable choices in the future.

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“…In Japanese Anime Heroines as Role Models for U.S. Youth, In the article about Wishful Identification, Parasocial Interaction, and Intercultural Entertainment Effects, the author also mentioned why people have empathy for the characters in the movies [8]. In this article, the author proposes that people like a movie character because the character is similar to the audiences.…”

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Review of Psychological Factors That Cause the Game to Charge Money

Wang¹

2021

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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Nowadays, with the gradual popularization of the Internet, the influence of game top-up is gradually expanding. There are a few stories in the news about game charging, and most of them are about family conflicts or irreparable economic losses caused by excessive charging. This research will investigate the subjective reasons why gamers charge money into games. This research uses three theories through all paragraphs, and the whole paper adopts the literature review method. First, the Agent system allows players to introduce themselves to the characters in the game to achieve emotional resonance with the character, which provides the basis for analysis. Second, Maslow's hierarchy of needs tells the process that people need to go through from basic needs to self-actualization. Through this theory, we can figure out the subjective reasons why people put money into games. Finally, Erikson's Stages of Personality development describes people's different needs for life at different ages. By combining this theory with data, the conclusion can be further proved. These two theories support the conclusion. This research turns out that people spend money on games because they want to feel more like they belong. The results provide a possible solution for people to prevent overcharging.

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Japanese Anime Heroines as Role Models for U.S. Youth: Wishful Identification, Parasocial Interaction, and Intercultural Entertainment Effects

Cited by 41 publications

References 18 publications

Tweens’ Wishful Identification and Parasocial Relationships With YouTubers

Tweens’ Wishful Identification and Parasocial Relationships With YouTubers

Effective Sustainability Messages Triggering Consumer Emotion and Action: An Application of the Social Cognitive Theory and the Dual-Process Model

Review of Psychological Factors That Cause the Game to Charge Money

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