Finding meaning in a celebrity’s death: The relationship between parasocial attachment, grief, and sharing educational health information related to Robin Williams on social network sites

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Highlights:

• Grief for beloved celebrities can act as a catalyst for health education on social network sites.

• Grief over Robin Williams’ passing mediated the effect of parasocial attachment on sharing health information.

• Grief only motivated health information sharing among individuals engaged in positive meaning making coping.

摘要

•Grief for beloved celebrities can act as a catalyst for health education on social network sites.•Grief over Robin Williams’ passing mediated the effect of parasocial attachment on sharing health information.•Grief only motivated health information sharing among individuals engaged in positive meaning making coping.

论文关键词:Health communication,Celebrity,Coping,Parasocial,Social network site,Mourning

论文评审过程:Received 2 April 2016, Revised 17 June 2016, Accepted 19 June 2016, Available online 26 June 2016, Version of Record 13 October 2016.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016.06.042