The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication

Weber, Ann L.; Cupach, William R.; Spitzberg, Brian H.

doi:10.2307/584756

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“…In 1981, John Hinkley Jr. attempted to assassinate President Reagan and managed to injure both the president and his press secretary. Investigations showed that the assassinator was an avid fan of Jodie Foster and his assassination motive was to impress the actress (Weber, 1998). It is intriguing how PSL and UL can be maintained and developed considering their limited reward and reciprocation.…”

Section: Announcements Of Romantic Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reactions to romantic relationship announcements in parasocial love and unrequited love.

Hu¹,

Kong²

2023

Psychology of Popular Media

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The present study examined people’s expected reactions to their beloved ones’ romantic relationship announcements in parasocial love (PSL) and unrequited love (UL). In a between-subjects design study, 330 college students in China were asked to name a media figure with whom they had PSL or someone they knew in person who had been their UL object. Then they reported their expected negative emotional reactions, closeness reduction, and coping strategies if the media figure or the love object announces romantic relationship involvement. PSL was found to be lower than UL in strength. People with stronger PSL and UL are expected to have more negative emotional reactions. People in PSL reported less negative emotional reactions and less closeness reduction in contrast to their counterparts in UL. The likeliness to adopt different coping strategies varied by the type of relationship and gender.

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Section: Announcements Of Romantic Relationshipsmentioning

confidence: 99%