Idols as Sunshine or Road Signs : Comparing Absorption-Addiction Idolatry With Identification-Emulation Idolatry
Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 411-432 |
| Journal / Publication | Psychological Reports |
| Volume | 122 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Online published | 22 Feb 2018 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2019 |
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Abstract
This study seeks to contrast absorption-addiction idolatry and identification-emulation idolatry. Whereas absorption-addiction idolatry progresses from entertainment/socializing to personalizing and obsession about the idol, identification-emulation idolatry unfolds in terms of identification, attachment, romantization, idealization, and consumption about the idol or his or her derivatives. Based on a sample of 1310 secondary school and university students in Hong Kong, the study verified the original factor model composed of five first-order identification-emulation idolatry and three first-order absorption-addiction idolatry factors, with the latter more predictable by fans’ club membership.
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- fandom, identification, Idolatry
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Idols as Sunshine or Road Signs : Comparing Absorption-Addiction Idolatry With Identification-Emulation Idolatry. / Cheung, Chau-kiu; Yue, Xiao Dong.
In: Psychological Reports, Vol. 122, No. 2, 01.04.2019, p. 411-432.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews (RGC: 21, 22, 62) › 21_Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
