Older adults can form parasocial relationships with favorite television characters, and these relationships often serve as sources of companionship. Using the selection, optimization, and compensation model as a guiding framework, this study explored whether or not attachment anxiety and relationship quality with romantic partners and children moderate the associations between parasocial relationships and depressive symptoms. A series of three-way interactions emerged in predicting depressive symptoms. Among other findings, stronger parasocial relationships predicted an increase in depressive symptoms for anxious older adults in low-quality parent-child relationships. Older adults' individual characteristics and family relationships may qualify how they experience parasocial relationships with favorite television characters.
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Univ Michigan Flint, Dept Commun & Visual Art, 4116 William S.White Bldg, Flint, MI 48502 USAUniv Michigan Flint, Dept Commun & Visual Art, 4116 William S.White Bldg, Flint, MI 48502 USA
Rosaen, Sarah F.
Dibble, Jayson L.
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Michigan State Univ, Dept Commun, E Lansing, MI 48824 USAUniv Michigan Flint, Dept Commun & Visual Art, 4116 William S.White Bldg, Flint, MI 48502 USA
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Univ Michigan, Dept Commun & Visual Arts, 4116 William S White Bldg, Flint, MI 48502 USAUniv Michigan, Dept Commun & Visual Arts, 4116 William S White Bldg, Flint, MI 48502 USA
Rosaen, Sarah F.
Dibble, Jayson L.
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Hope Coll, Dept Commun, Holland, MI 49423 USAUniv Michigan, Dept Commun & Visual Arts, 4116 William S White Bldg, Flint, MI 48502 USA