Intimate Relationships and Attitudes Toward Celebrities

• McCutcheon, Lynn E. ^[5] ; Gillen, Meghan M. ^[1] ; Browne, Blaine L. ^[2] ; Murtagh, Michael P. ^[3] ; Collisson, Brian ^[4]
  1. [1] Pennsylvania State University

     Pennsylvania State University

     Borough of State College, Estados Unidos

     
  2. [2] Valdosta State University

     Valdosta State University

     Estados Unidos

     
  3. [3] Frostburg State University

     Frostburg State University

     Estados Unidos

     
  4. [4] Azusa Pacific University

     Azusa Pacific University

     Estados Unidos

     
  5. [5] Editor, North American Journal of Psychology, Winter Garden, FL, USA

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• Localización: Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, ISSN-e 1981-6472, Vol. 10, Nº. 1, 2016, págs. 77-89
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.5964/ijpr.v10i1.208
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  • Previous research indicates that persons who self-report a high level of preoccupation with celebrities tend to have lower levels of well-being. We administered the “Romantic Partner Conflict Scale”, the “Love Attitudes Scale”, the soulmate subscale from the “Relationship Theories Questionnaire”, and the anxiety subscale from the “Experiences in Close Relationships Scale” to 330 students from four universities to see how well scores on these measures would predict scores on each of the three subscales from the “Celebrity Attitude Scale” (CAS). We predicted that persons whose scores on these measures of intimate relationships indicated a troubled, anxious, or poor quality relationship would have higher scores on the CAS, especially on its two problematic subscales. In three multiple regressions, specific measures of behavior during conflict with a romantic partner and certain love styles significantly predicted scores on all three of the CAS subscales. We discuss the implications of being a celebrity worshiper on one’s relationship with an intimate partner.