From Admiration to Devotion? The Longitudinal Relation between Adolescents’ Involvement with and Viewing Frequency of Reality TV

Rinaldo Kühne; Suzanna J. Opree

doi:10.1080/08838151.2020.1728688

From Admiration to Devotion? The Longitudinal Relation between Adolescents’ Involvement with and Viewing Frequency of Reality TV

Rinaldo Kühne^*, Suzanna J. Opree

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Research indicates that reality TV viewing frequency and involvement with reality TV are linked. However, previous studies employed cross-sectional designs and were carried out among college students and general adult population, but not among the most frequent consumers of reality TV: adolescents. To better understand the causal link between this demographic segment’s reality TV viewing and involvement, we conducted a longitudinal study among 392 adolescents (ages 15 to 17). Frequency of reality TV viewing increased narrative engagement, parasocial interaction, emotional empathy, merging with the characters, wishful identification, perceived realism, and enjoyment of reality TV six months later. No reverse effects on viewing existed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	111-130
Number of pages	20
Journal	Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
Volume	64
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2020.1728688 https://doi.org/10.1080/08838151.2020.1728688
Publication status	Published - 3 Mar 2020

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This work was supported by the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) and the Erasmus Research Centre for Media, Communication and Culture (ERMeCC).

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