Public responses and parasocial relationships following senator John Fetterman's depression disclosure

• Hauptverfasser: Jessica Gall Myrick (VerfasserIn), Jessica Fitts Willoughby (VerfasserIn)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Schlagworte: article
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Research has found that when a public figure discloses an illness, it can motivate members of the public to reconsider their own health behaviors, particularly when they have a parasocial relationship with the public figure. When the public figure is a politician, it is possible that partisan differ...