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Volume 13, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 2046-6692
  • E-ISSN: 2046-6706

Abstract

Research into celebrity worship has grown significantly over the last few decades. Through such research, many studies have identified potential correlates of celebrity worship, revealing the complex nature of the construct. In this correlational study, 267 participants completed scales that measured several key correlates of celebrity worship: authenticity, realness, conspiratorial ideation, as well as grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. Results revealed significant and positive relationships between conspiratorial ideation, vulnerable narcissism and celebrity worship. Further, we presented exploratory correlational analyses across all study variables and a regression analysis to understand significant predictors of celebrity worship. Both primary and exploratory analyses present several avenues for future research.

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Complex correlates of celebrity worship: Authenticity, conspiratorial ideation, narcissism and realness
Journal of Fandom Studies, The 13, 39 (2025); https://doi.org/10.1386/jfs_00106_1
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Keyword(s): authenticity; celebrity worship; conspiratorial ideation; grandiose and vulnerable narcissism; realness

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