• More information about Gayle Stever's papers can be found at researchgate.net
• Dr. Mark Duffet: Parasocial Relationships: An interview with Gayle Stever
• Alan Boyle: The Science of Dead Celebrities
• Shining Stars: A Grounded Theory Study Examining Celebrity Slacktivism by Josh Cohen (student of Gayle Stever)
• Green Tweet: Examining Celebrities versus Activists in Single Tweet Effectiveness by Josh Cohen (student of Gayle Stever)

Why Angry Taylor Swift Fans Lash Out Online: Fandom is all about community — even when it gets toxic by Angela Lashbrook

 

Gayle Stever, author of The Psychology of Celebrity, talks about colleagues and writers who inspired her interest in celebrity research.

 

Celebrity: A State or a Trait? by Gayle Stever

 

The Impact of Media: A New Model for Understanding Parasocial Experiences by Gayle Stever

 

Fan studies in psychology: A road less traveled by Gayle Stever

 

Celebrity deaths can feel personal. Here's why Kobe Bryant's hits us so hard by Bryanna Cappadona

 

20 Years of 'Stan': How Eminem’s Epic 2000 Hit Relates to the Fan Culture It Inspired by J'na Jefferson

 

Fan of the Fans by Shayla Love

 

How Our Make-Believe Relationships With Celebrities Shape Our Social Lives by Lauren Young

 

People Are Turning to Fandom to Cope With COVID-19 by Jenna Wirth

 

Podcast: Parasocial Relationships from Nottingham College

 

Are the Activities of “Influencing” and “Following” on Social-Media Driving Users into an Existential Crisis? from Aleph

 

Why We Feel Close to Celebrities We Have Never Met by Saumya Kalia

 

'Stan' culture needs to stop – or at least radically change. Here's why. by David Oliver

 

What Is a Parasocial Relationship? by Cynthia Vinney

 

What Are Parasocial Relationships? by Rohan Bakshi

 

What Are Parasocial Relationships? Inside the Media-Fueled Phenomenonby Jake Smith

 

How to Cope with Post-Game Depression: Congratulations, you beat your favorite video game. Now it’s time to beat the feelings of emptiness.by Natalie Schriefer

 

What Is Celebrity Worship?by Cynthia Vinney

 

Talking with a Virtual Human: Transdisciplinary Design Considerations for Speech-Based Interation in the Audience with a Hero Project by Marsha Courneya, David Jackson, and Roger McKinley

 

How the Internet's Blind Devotion to Johnny Depp Has Turned Amber Heard Into a Villain by Clare Considine (behind a paywall)

 

Why Is It Called "Celebrity Worship?" by AM1170TheAnswer

 

The Dangers of Artists Not Controlling Their Stans by Alexis Oatman

 

What now for America's fascination with the royals? by Chelsea Bailey

 

The Queen and Hong Kongers. 1. What is behind the public mourning besides political sentiment?

 

QE2, queues and cultural cues by Colin Peacock

 

How To Manage Post-Sport Depression by Ravishan

 

What Is the Effect of Long-Term Fandom? by Cynthia Vinney

 

Amy Robach, T.J. Holmes and why we can't look away from the 'GMA' scandal by Jenna Ryu

 

New media; How it Clouds the Line Between Reality and Fiction by Emma Mai

 

How stars like Dolly Parton and Tom Hanks became American sweethearts by Scottie Andrew

 

How stars like Dolly Parton and Tom Hanks become so beloved by Scottie Andrew