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      The association of celebrity worship with problematic Internet use, maladaptive daydreaming, and desire for fame

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          Abstract

          Background and aims

          Celebrity worship, defined as an obsessive fascination with a famous person, has been associated with several mental health problems, such as symptoms of depression and anxiety, dissociation, and body image concerns. The aim of this study was to extend the scope of investigation of previous research on psychological correlates by exploring the association of celebrity worship with compulsive behaviors, such as problematic Internet use, maladaptive daydreaming, desire for fame, and self-efficacy.

          Methods

          A voluntary sample of 437 Hungarian adolescents and adults (78.3% male; M age = 24.7 years, SD = 7.4) completed an online questionnaire focusing on attitudes toward celebrities and other relevant variables.

          Results

          As a result of hierarchical regression analyses, high levels of celebrity worship were associated with problematic Internet use, maladaptive daydreaming, and desire for fame. Furthermore, females were at higher risk to become obsessed with celebrities than males.

          Discussion and conclusion

          These findings provide with a more comprehensive picture of psychological difficulties associated with celebrity worship and may contribute to a better understanding of this phenomenon.

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            Problematic Internet use and psychosocial well-being: development of a theory-based cognitive–behavioral measurement instrument

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              Validation of a new scale for measuring problematic internet use: implications for pre-employment screening.

              Tessa Davis, Avi Besser, Gordon L. Flett (2002)
              The current study introduced a theory-driven, multidimensional measure of problematic Internet use: the Online Cognition Scale (OCS). Undergraduate students (n = 211) in an industrial/organizational psychology course completed the OCS, along with measures of procrastination, rejection sensitivity, loneliness, depression, and impulsivity. A confirmatory factor analysis indicated that problematic Internet use consists of four dimensions: diminished impulse control, loneliness/depression, social comfort, and distraction. As hypothesized, the OCS predicted all of the study variables in the expected directions. Representing a departure from previous research in this area, the current article focused on procrastination, impulsivity, and social rejection as key elements of problematic Internet use. Furthermore, interactive applications (e.g., chat) were most related to problematic Internet use, and scores on the OCS predicted being reprimanded at school or work for inappropriate Internet use. As a result, the utility of the OCS for both clinical assessment of Internet addiction and as an organizational preemployment screening measure to identify potential employees who are likely to abuse the Internet in the workplace (also known as "cyberslacking") were discussed.
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                Journal
                Journal ID (pmc): jba
                Journal ID (publisher-id): JBA
                Title: Journal of Behavioral Addictions
                Abbreviated Title: J Behav Addict
                Publisher: Akadémiai Kiadó (Budapest )
                ISSN (Print): 2062-5871
                ISSN (Electronic): 2063-5303
                Publication date (Electronic, epub): 10 September 2018
                Publication date (Print, ppub): September 2018
                Volume: 7
                Issue: 3
                Pages: 654-664
                Affiliations
                [ 1 ]Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University , Budapest, Hungary
                [ 2 ]Doctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University , Budapest, Hungary
                [ 3 ] North American Journal of Psychology , Winter Garden, FL, USA
                Author notes
                [* ]Corresponding author: Ágnes Zsila; Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, 1064 Budapest, Izabella utca 46, Hungary; Phone: +36 70 597 4026; E-mail: zsila.agnes@ 123456ppk.elte.hu
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                DOI: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.76
                PMC ID: 6426373
                PubMed ID: 30221539
                SO-VID: abd400b2-1c94-49d7-8ea3-e5c10c4d710e
                Copyright © © 2018 The Author(s)
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                This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author and source are credited, a link to the CC License is provided, and changes – if any – are indicated.

                History
                Date received : 29 April 2018
                Date revision received : 14 June 2018
                Date accepted : 07 July 2018
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 3, Equations: 0, References: 55, Pages: 11
                Funding
                Funding sources: This study was supported by the Hungarian National Research, Development and Innovation Office (grant numbers: K111938 and KKP126835). ÁZ was supported by the ÚNKP-17-3 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry of Human Capacities.
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Evolutionary Biology,Medicine,Psychology,Educational research & Statistics,Social & Behavioral Sciences
                Keywords: problematic Internet use,self-efficacy,maladaptive daydreaming,celebrity worship,compulsive behaviors,desire for fame
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                ScienceOpen disciplines: Evolutionary Biology, Medicine, Psychology, Educational research & Statistics, Social & Behavioral Sciences
                Keywords: problematic Internet use, self-efficacy, maladaptive daydreaming, celebrity worship, compulsive behaviors, desire for fame

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