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Parasocial relationships (relationships with media characters) among young adults

Manifestations of parasocial relationships among emerging adults: A qualitative exploratory study - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/07/091102
Enrollment
25
Registered
2025-07-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Intervention2: Nil: Nil Intervention3: Nil: Nil Intervention4: Nil: Nil Intervention5: Nil: Nil Control Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Kanishka Agarwal
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Phase 1A Parasocial Relationship(PSR) Checklist Validation by Experts: 1 Mental health professionals with experience in the area of behavioral addiction/parasocial relationships who have been working in the field for a minimum of the last 3 years 2 Indian citizenship Phase 1B Focus Group Discussions: 1 PSR with human or human-like media figures 2 Young adults in the age group of 18-29 years who obtain at least a score of 1 on the Parasocial Relationships Checklist 3 Indian citizenship Phase 2: 1 PSR with human or human-like media figures 2 Young adults in the age group of 18 29 years who obtain at least a score of 1 on the Parasocial Relationships Checklist

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Phase 1A PSR Checklist Validation by Experts: 1 Mental health professionals working outside India Phase 1B Focus Group Discussions: 1 Young adults scoring above 24 on the K10, indicative of moderate or severe mental illness 2 Individuals who have PSRs with figures in print media 3 Individuals who have PSRs based on gaming and virtual reality 4 Individuals who have PSRs with politicians 5 Individuals who have PSRs with podcast hosts who are not available on any other social media platform 6 Individuals who PSRs with media figures on radio Phase 2: 1 Young adults scoring above 24 on the K10, indicative of moderate or severe mental illness 2 Individuals who have PSRs with figures in print media 3 Individuals who have PSRs based on gaming and virtual reality 4 Individuals who have PSRs with politicians 5 Individuals who have PSRs with podcast hosts who are not available on any other social media platform 6 Individuals who PSRs with media figures on radio

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
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Secondary

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Anupama Vijayaraghavan

Manipal College of Health Professions

v.anupama@manipal.edu9739016983

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026