A Model and Measure of US Parents' Perceptions of Young Children's Parasocial Relationships

Children's parasocial relationships have been understudied, even though recent research suggests that children learn better from socially meaningful than from socially irrelevant media characters. This study articulates a model of parasocial relationship development among children and, in the p...

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Published in:	Journal of children and media Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 286 - 304
Main Authors:	Bond, Bradley J., Calvert, Sandra L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon Routledge 03-07-2014 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Children & youth parasocial interaction parasocial relationship parent engagement parent survey Parents & parenting Perceptions Social interaction structural equation modeling toy play United States > US
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