Forming digital self and parasocial relationships on YouTube

Journal of Consumer Culture

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 232-254

  Chen, Chih Ping ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cultural value; digital self; parasocial relationship; self image; YouTube

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978284922     PISSN: 14695405     EISSN: 17412900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469540514521081     Document Type: Article

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