Parasocial attributes and YouTube personalities: Exploring content trends across the most subscribed YouTube channels
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Highlights：
• The most common videos are vlogs, followed by gaming videos, sketches, and tutorials.
• Vlogs are more likely to contain self-disclosure than any other video genre.
• Self-disclosure is associated with higher levels of authenticity and realism.
• The effect of self-disclosure does not depend on disclosure valence.
摘要
•The most common videos are vlogs, followed by gaming videos, sketches, and tutorials.•Vlogs are more likely to contain self-disclosure than any other video genre.•Self-disclosure is associated with higher levels of authenticity and realism.•The effect of self-disclosure does not depend on disclosure valence.
论文关键词：YouTube,Content analysis,Parasocial interaction
论文评审过程：Received 21 April 2017, Revised 9 October 2017, Accepted 25 October 2017, Available online 27 October 2017, Version of Record 9 November 2017.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.10.041
