The role of media figures in adolescent development: Relations between autonomy, attachment, and interest in celebrities

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 813-822

  Giles, David C ^a   Maltby, John ^b  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Attachment; Attitudes; Autonomy; Celebrity worship; Development; Media

Indexed keywords

EID: 0742289205     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(03)00154-5     Document Type: Article

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