The Dark Side of Parasocial Relationships

Parasocial Relationships have existed for a very long time, so why is it now becoming a negative term when it comes to fandoms? From Chappell Roan, to Billie Eilish and even looking back at The Beatles, let's explore more about the psychology behind parasocial relationships and see why fans take things too far.

I was sick while filming this, if you saw me reading my script no you didn't.

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Script written by Nathan & Marissa
Video Edited by Marissa
Thumbnail created by Marissa

0:00 Intro
0:16 Parasocial Relationships
4:19 Poor Fan Behavior
7:48 Social Media
14:20 Power Imbalances
16:16 what is your experience?

Sources
➭ https://time.com/6294226/parasocial-r...
➭    • The truth about parasocial relationships  
➭ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...
➭    • A taste of Beatlemania in the 1960s  
➭ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15527...
➭ https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wile...
➭ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...
➭ https://therapytips.org/personality-t...
➭ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/mu...
➭ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-3...
➭ https://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/f...

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