Publication
Title
Online celebrity bashing : wrecking ball or good for you? Adolescent girls' attitudes toward the media and public bashing of Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez
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Abstract
Journalists and readers of celebrity news regularly bash celebrities online, a behavior that is easily accepted among adolescents. This study investigates whether these attitudes of acceptance differ according to the perpetrator of the bashing (media versus public) and the likeability of the involved celebrity (liked versus disliked). Using a vignette study, we examine adolescent girls attitudes toward media (journalists) and public (readers) bashing of a generally disliked celebrity (Miley Cyrus) and a generally liked celebrity (Selena Gomez). All participants read an identical negative news story (media bashing) and two related negative reader comments (public bashing). Participants were randomly assigned to read this information about either Miley Cyrus or Selena Gomez. Results of a mixed-design ANOVA showed that the girls had less negative attitudes toward media bashing compared with public bashing. Moreover, they more easily accepted the bashing of a disliked celebrity than the bashing of a liked celebrity.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Communication research reports. - -
Publication
2018
ISSN
0882-4096
DOI
10.1080/08824096.2018.1467833
Volume/pages
35 :3 (2018) , p. 261-271
ISI
000436332500008
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UAntwerpen
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Project info
Examining the Effects of Media Celebrity Bashing and Celebrity Testimonials on Cyberbullying amongst Adolescents.
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Affiliation
Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Creation 24.07.2018
Last edited 25.05.2022
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