Musician interaction via social networking sites

Krause, A.E., North, A.C. and Heritage, B.ORCID: 0000-0002-6437-7232 (2018) Musician interaction via social networking sites. Music & Science, 1 . pp. 1-11.

Abstract

Social network sites (SNS) allow for interaction between musicians and fans, including parasocial relationships. The present research approaches the topic from the perspective of psychology and particularly previous research concerning attachment styles, celebrity interest, and their correlates. Using an online survey (N = 464), we considered whether psychological variables could predict whether individuals interact with musicians on SNS, and their opinions about doing so. Findings demonstrate that users’ celebrity attitudes and relationship attachment styles are important in predicting the extent to which they utilize SNS to interact with musicians. Therefore, it seems that SNS music fan behaviors have an overtly psychological component, such that further research might adopt a psychological rather than technological approach in predicting commercial usage.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Murdoch Affiliation(s):	School of Psychology and Exercise Science
Publisher:	SAGE
Copyright:	© The Author(s) 2018
URI:	http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/50641

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