The Celebrity-Persona Parasocial Interaction Scale (CPPIS) was developed by Bocarnea and Brown in 2007 to assess the extent of parasocial interaction (PSI) experienced by individuals with their favorite celebrities or public figures. The scale aims to measure the degree to which individuals form one-sided relationships or attachments with celebrities through media exposure, such as television, film, social media, or other forms of entertainment.
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Celebrity-Persona Parasocial Interaction Scale Bocarnea & Brown (1)
The Celebrity-Persona Parasocial Interaction Scale (CPPIS) was developed by Bocarnea and Brown in 2007 to assess the extent of parasocial interaction (PSI) experienced by individuals with their favorite celebrities or public figures. The scale aims to measure the degree to which individuals form one-sided relationships or attachments with celebrities through media exposure, such as television, film, social media, or other forms of entertainment.
The Celebrity-Persona Parasocial Interaction Scale (CPPIS) was developed by Bocarnea and Brown in 2007 to assess the extent of parasocial interaction (PSI) experienced by individuals with their favorite celebrities or public figures. The scale aims to measure the degree to which individuals form one-sided relationships or attachments with celebrities through media exposure, such as television, film, social media, or other forms of entertainment.
Handbook of Research
on Electronic Surveys
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Rodney A. Reynolds
‘Azusa Pacific University, USA
(on leave from Pepperdine University, USA)
Robert Woods
Spring Arbor University, USA
Jason D. Saker
Regent University, USA
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Celebrity-Persona
Parasocial Interaction Scale
Bocarnea
Kegent University USA
William J. Brown
Regent Universiy, USA
BACKGROUND
The celevin-persona parasocial interaction
scale (CPPI is designed to measure how media
‘consumers form parssocial relationships with
‘elebrites or popular fetonal characters. A
parasocal relationship is defined as an imagi-
ray interpersonal relationship between a media
‘consumer and a media persena (Horton & Wohl,
1956). Prsonacanbe el peopl, suchas acters,
athletes, and performing arts; or they can be
fictional characters, suchas Susan i he televi-
sion serial Desperate Howewives, a character
Played by ates Tee Hatcher of Indian Jones,
a character inthe fl, Raers of the Lost Ark,
played by acto Harrison Fed
“The CPPLis derived fron several ater pub
lished parasocal ston scabs, inluding Rubin,
Perse, and Powell(1985), Cae and Leets(199),
and Auter & Palmgreen (2000). While most
arasocialinteractionscalesae designed ome
sure the suength of paasocl relationships that