Honors College Theses

Publication Date

2024

Major

Psychology (B.S.)

Document Type and Release Option

Thesis (open access)

Faculty Mentor

Lawrence Locker

Abstract

The proposed study will further examine the relationship between celebrity admiration and narcissism. The proposed study will also examine the relationship of the variables to materialism. Finally, this study will examine how the extent to which one perceives themselves to be similar in some respect to their favorite celebrity correlates with the aforementioned variables. We expect that there will be positive relationships among the variables such that greater celebrity worship is associated with higher narcissism, materialism, and perceived similarity with one’s favorite celebrity.

Thesis Summary

The purpose of this study is to expand on the research of celebrity worship while focusing on admiration up to obsessive levels. The current study introduces many measures that explores the extent to which a person perceives themselves to be similar to their favorite celebrity. Our results supported our hypotheses to the extent that celebrity worship correlates with higher narcissism, materialism, as well as perceived similarity to one's favorite celebrity.

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