Glorifying the Simple Life Analyses of Socio-Psychological Constructs in the Context of Reality TV /

• Main Author: Hammes, Eva Katharina (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer Gabler, 2016.
• Subjects: Business.; Market research.; Communication.; Sociology.; Mass media.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Business and Management.; Market Research/Competitive Intelligence.; Media Research.; Personality and Social Psychology.

The analysis identifies the four socio-psychological constructs identification with a media character, schadenfreude, social comparison, and vicarious embarrassment, as important responses in the context of reality TV. Besides numerous determinants, these constructs are also linked to consequences....

Table of Contents:

• Theoretical Foundations of Mass Media Motivations
• Definition and Characteristics of Reality TV
• Experimental Studies on Social Motives of Reality TV. .