Parasosial dan Romantic Beliefs: Studi pada Penonton Serial Drama Korea

Abstract

Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif yang bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara parasosial dengan romantic beliefs pada penonton serial drama Korea. Penelitian ini dilakukan terhadap 107 penonton serial drama Korea berusia 18-25 tahun. Hasil analisis data menunjukkan koefisien korelasi product moment (r) sebesar 0.601 (p=0.00). Berdasarkan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan positif yang signifikan antara parasosial dengan romantic beliefs pada penonton serial drama Korea, yang bermakna semakin tinggi tingkat parasosial penonton serial drama Korea maka akan semakin tinggi pula romantic beliefs-nya.

Parasocial Interaction Among Young Female Devotees of Korean Dramas

“…People who are unable to differentiate between illusion and reality, will develop obsessions in their personas. Horton and Wohl (as cited in Syafrina, Permatasari, & Dara, 2016) stated that pathological parasocial relationships develop when the person concerned makes such a relationship an alternative to social participation in real relationships. This pathological situation is also indicated when parasocial relationships develop into worship of celebrities (celebrity worship), the emergence of feelings that the persona is hiding -similar to feelings of love (crotomania), and to subsequent stalking-like behavior (Horton & Wohl, as cited in Syafrina, Permatasari, & Dara, 2016).…”

“…Horton and Wohl (as cited in Syafrina, Permatasari, & Dara, 2016) stated that pathological parasocial relationships develop when the person concerned makes such a relationship an alternative to social participation in real relationships. This pathological situation is also indicated when parasocial relationships develop into worship of celebrities (celebrity worship), the emergence of feelings that the persona is hiding -similar to feelings of love (crotomania), and to subsequent stalking-like behavior (Horton & Wohl, as cited in Syafrina, Permatasari, & Dara, 2016). The relationship between the devotee and the idolized character is seen as dysfunctional, because many people allow themselves to maintain illusional/illusionary rela-tionships rather than develop real relationships with others (Stever, 2011a).…”