Introduction: A Look Forward on Parasocial Experience Research
Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster
Part I: Ontology and Epistemology of Parasocial Experiences
Chapter 1: The History and Scope of Parasocial Research
Nicole Liebers & Holger Schramm
Chapter 2: Defining Parasocial Relationship Experiences
David Giles
Chapter 3: Three Conceptual Challenges to Parasocial Interactions: Anticipated Responses, Implicit Address, and the Interactivity Problem
Tilo Hartmann
Chapter 4: Methods and Measures in Investigating PSEs
Jayson L. Dibble, Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster,Madeline Guzaitis, & Sarah Downey
Part II: PS Initiation, Development, and Termination
Chapter 5: Initiation and Evolution of PSRs
Nathan Walter, Emily A. Andrews, & Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster
Chapter 6: Parasocial Relationship Dissolution
Mu Hu
Part III: PSR Across the Life Span
Chapter 7: Parasocial Relationships in Children
Nancy A. Jennings
Chapter 8: PSRs in Adolescence
Sarah E. Erickson
Chapter 9: PSRs in Adults and Older Adults
Gayle Stever
Part IV: Applications of PS Experiences to Self and Social Life
Chapter 10: The Social Context of PSRs
Dara Greenwood and Alice Aldoukhov
Chapter 11: How Parasocial Experiences Affect Our Self-Concepts
Shira Gabriel, Ariana Young, Esha Naidu, & Veronica Schneider
Chapter 12: Effects of PS Experiences on Intergroup Relationships
Elizabeth L. Cohen & Anita Atwell Seate
Chapter 13: PS and Identity Among LGBTQ Media Users
Bradley J. Bond
Part V: PS Experiences in Persuasion and Strategic Communication
Chapter 14: Effects of Parasocial Experiences on Health Outcomes
Cynthia A. Hoffner & Elizabeth L. Cohen
Chapter 15: Parasocial Experiences in the Political Arena
Stefanie Demetriades, Nathan Walter, & Jonathan Cohen
Chapter 16: Effects of Parasocial Experiences with Spokespersons on Consumer Behavior
Juha Munnukka & Hanna Reinikainen
Part VI: Agenda for Future PS Research
Chapter 17: Beyond Friendship: A Call for Research on Non-amicable Parasocial Relationships
Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster & Melissa A. Click
Chapter 18: Parasocial Experiences as a Function of Racial and Ethnic Identity
Julius Matthew Riles & Kelly Adams
Chapter 19: Cultural Perspective: A Call for Comparative Research
Rebecca Tukachinsky Forster & Mu Hu
