Parasocial Relationships: the Upside of One-sided
By Katelyn O’Callaghan ’25 Staff Writer ocallaghankch1@lfc.edu Trending on Twitter and TikTok, pseudo friendships have recently captured social media attention. Instances of celebrity stalking and unhealthy obsessions have spotlighted the conversation. Many are pushing back against this narrative. Parasocial relationships are one-sided relationships humans form with fictional characters in books and TV shows, celebrities, and social media personalities. The term was first coined in the 1950s by psychologists Donald Horton and Richard Wohl, but in-depth…
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