ERIC Number: EJ690220
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar
Pages: 21
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Why do Adolescent Girls Idolize Male Celebrities?
Engle, Yuna; Kasser, Tim
Journal of Adolescent Research, v20 n2 p263-283 Mar 2005
Girls often idolize male celebrities, but this phenomenon has been studied little. The authors therefore assessed celebrity idolization among 142 junior high school girls and found that girls who strongly idolized a male celebrity had more experience dating, reported secure and preoccupied attachments to same-age boys, and were rated higher in materialism. Higher idolizers also engaged in more interactive and sedentary activities. Girls who strongly idolize male celebrities thus like boys more in general and buy into other aspects of commercial culture.
Descriptors: Females, Junior High School Students, Early Adolescents, Attachment Behavior, Emotional Development, Popular Culture, Self Esteem, Leisure Time, Consumer Economics, Peer Influence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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