Measurement and correlates of celebrity culture hate.

Shabahang, Reza; Aruguete, Mara S.; Huynh, Ho Phi; Shim, Hye-jin

doi:10.1037/ppm0000369

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“…The US sample perceived higher support from celebrities in comparison to the Iranian sample. These findings concur with previous research (Shabahang, Aruguete, et al, 2021) showing greater hatred of celebrities in Iran compared to the US, indicating increased separation of the celebrity class from the community in Iran. This difference may be related to a history of Iranian government policies that resulted in blacklisting and banning celebrities because they were interpreted as symbols of modernity and Western influence that were incompatible with traditional Islamic values (Gholipour, 2020).…”

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“…Higher scores indicate higher celebrity culture hatred. Shabahang, Aruguete, et al (2021) showed a three‐dimensional structure with robust model fit indices, inter‐item correlation (Persian version, r = from 0.54 to 0.92; English version, r = from 0.44 to 0.86), corrected item‐total correlation (Persian version, r = from 0.74 to 0.92; English version, r = from 0.68 to 0.90), and Cronbach's alpha (Persian version, Negation of Intimacy subscale's α = 0.93, Passion subscale's α = 0.97, and Commitment subscale's α = 0.97; English version, Negation of Intimacy subscale's α = 0.94, Passion subscale's α = 0.96, and Commitment subscale's α = 0.97).…”

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“…Informed by previous evidence regarding cross‐cultural variations in the perception of social support (e.g., Bi et al, 2021) and celebrity attitudes among Iranians and Americans (Shabahang, Aruguete, et al, 2021), the current investigation examines perceived celebrity support of the community in Iranian and American samples. As researchers have noted (Semati & Zambon, 2021; Xu et al, 2021), celebrity studies have mostly ignored the global context, focusing instead on Western, English‐speaking populations.…”

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“…Celebrities are sometimes considered to be a threatening out‐group (Shabahang, Aruguete, et al, 2021; Shabahang, Rezaei, et al, 2021). Celebrity culture hate can be expressed as disgust and anger towards celebrities, cognitions of devaluation and diminution of the celebrity class, psychological distance from celebrities, beliefs in celebrity unproductivity (i.e., worthlessness of the celebrity class), and celebrity culture bashing (aggressive behaviour towards celebrities in either the offline or online sphere).…”

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“…For example, US football quarterback Colin Kaepernick's public protest of police brutality in the US generated a tremendous backlash of social media criticism (Duvall, 2020). Drawing on realistic group conflict theory (Jackson, 1993) and relative deprivation theory (Smith et al, 2012), Shabahang, Aruguete, et al (2021) postulated that competition between communities and celebrities for scarce resources as well as the public's perceived comparative disadvantages from celebrities appear to predispose individuals to form negative perceptions about the celebrity class. It stands to reason that those who perceive that celebrities support the community will be unlikely to express hatred towards celebrities and celebrity culture.…”

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“Celebrities to lean on!” Perceived celebrity support across two cultures—Iran and the United States

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Though many people loathe celebrities and their lifestyles, celebrities can also be perceived as being available to provide community support. The purpose of this study was to establish the psychometric properties of the Perceived Celebrity Support Inventory. The scale was developed to capture three aspects of perceived celebrity support to the community: instrumental (i.e., providing tangible and concrete assistance), informational (i.e., advice, explanation, and information), and emotional (i.e., empathizing, encouraging, listening, and comforting) support. Factor and item analyses have revealed robust psychometric properties in samples drawn from the United States (US) and Iran. The US sample perceived higher community support from celebrities than the Iranian sample. In the Iranian sample, perceived celebrity support for the community was associated with more positive attitudes and less hatred of celebrity culture. In the US, perceived celebrity support was associated with negative attitudes and elevated hatred towards celebrities. The findings advance the literature by providing an instrument with which to measure positive aspects of celebrity influence across cultures.

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Situational and personal determinants of adolescents’ attitudes toward online celebrity bashing.

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2024

Psychology of Popular Media

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Celebrities regularly become the victims of online bashing and criticism by the audience, a phenomenon known as celebrity bashing. Part of the reason why audience members are so aggressive toward famous people is that they consider this an acceptable and even entertaining behavior. However, there is limited knowledge on how these acceptable attitudes are formed. Based on the general aggression model (GAM), this study tested the extent to which attitudes toward celebrity bashing are formed based on situational (exposure to bashing) and personal (trait moral disengagement and empathy) factors and the interaction between them. The results of an online survey conducted among adolescents (N = 159) indicated that a combination of personal and situational factors determines the attitudes toward celebrity bashing. In particular, regular exposure to bashing and higher scores on moral disengagement were related to more acceptable attitudes, whereas cognitive empathy was associated with less acceptable attitudes. Moreover, the interaction effect between exposure and cognitive empathy suggests an underlying mainstreaming effect, with the effect of empathy disappearing when exposure increases among adolescent audiences. Public Policy Relevance StatementAdolescents are increasingly exposed to cases of online celebrity bashing. Gaining more knowledge on their attitudes toward this practice and the individual determinants of these attitudes can help further understanding of how this practice can impact their thoughts and future behaviors in a celebrity context, as well as in other contexts, such as cyberbullying. These insights can inspire intervention and prevention initiatives and determine the role of personal characteristics in these initiatives.

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From skepticism toward celebrities to celebrity culture hate: Mediating role of perceived celebrity deception and perceived dark triad of celebrities

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Though efforts have been made to understand the concept of celebrity hatred, ambiguity still exists about why some people feel intense contempt, antagonism, and fear directed at celebrity culture. This study (N = 1175) aimed to reveal the indirect impact of skepticism toward celebrities on celebrity culture hate by introducing perceived celebrity deception (the perception that celebrities are deceptive) and dark triad traits of celebrities (the perception that celebrities possess dark triad personality characteristics, including Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy) as potential mediators. The study introduces the Perceived Celebrity Deception Inventory and establishes its psychometric properties. Perceived deception of celebrities and perceived deception of others were relatively high compared to that of one’s immediate family, with social media influencers being seen as the most deceptive category of celebrities. Celebrities were perceived as Machiavellian, narcissists, and psychopaths at the same time, but at dissimilar levels. Skepticism toward celebrities was weakly correlated with celebrity culture hate in the correlation analysis. This relationship was mediated by perceived celebrity deception and perceived dark triad of celebrities in the structural analysis. Results suggest that perceived celebrity deception and dark triad characteristics of celebrities tend to breed celebrity culture hate rooted from skepticism toward celebrities and may provoke “behavioral” component of celebrity culture hate (e.g., celebrity bashing).

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Measurement and correlates of celebrity culture hate.

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“Celebrities to lean on!” Perceived celebrity support across two cultures—Iran and the United States

“Celebrities to lean on!” Perceived celebrity support across two cultures—Iran and the United States

Situational and personal determinants of adolescents’ attitudes toward online celebrity bashing.

From skepticism toward celebrities to celebrity culture hate: Mediating role of perceived celebrity deception and perceived dark triad of celebrities

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