Abstract
Fan labor in support of celebrities is a new phenomenon that is getting increasingly popular in entertainment industries around the world. This study serves as an initial effort to investigate what kind of labor work fans are willing to provide, and what factors drive them to provide such labor for free. A sample of 307 young female fans were surveyed and the results showed that parasocial interaction with celebrity and identification with fan community are directly or indirectly associated with fan labor behaviors. The findings suggest that fans’ psychological involvement with celebrities may be transformed to identification with the overall fan community. The parasocial relationships that fans have with celebrities and their identification with fan communities both drive them to invest money, time, and energy in promoting the celebrities.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Presented - Dec 2019 |
| Event | 10th Honours Symposium for Asian Ph.D. Students in Communication Research - Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of Duration: 7 Dec 2019 → 8 Dec 2019 http://comm.yonsei.ac.kr/bbs/board.php?bo_table=sub6_2&wr_id=370 |
Conference
| Conference | 10th Honours Symposium for Asian Ph.D. Students in Communication Research |
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| Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of |
| City | Seoul |
| Period | 7/12/19 → 8/12/19 |
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Bibliographical note
Information for this record is supplemented by the author(s) concerned.Research Keywords
- parasocial interaction
- multisocial interaction
- fan community identification
- fan labor