Parasocial interaction
PSYCHOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP EXPERIENCED BY AN AUDIENCE IN THEIR MEDIATED ENCOUNTERS WITH PERFORMERS IN THE MASS MEDIA
Parasocial; Para-social interaction; Para-social relation; Parasocial relation; Para-social relationship; Parascial relationship; Parasocial relationship; Parasocial breakup; Para-social; Parasocial relationships
Parasocial interaction (PSI) refers to a kind of psychological relationship experienced by an audience in their mediated encounters with performers in the mass media, particularly on television and on online platforms. Viewers or listeners come to consider media personalities as friends, despite having no or limited interactions with them.