// Glossary
Parasocial Relationship
6 topics
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Is a One-Way Relationship with a Streamer a Real Relationship?
A one-sided relationship of closeness or attachment toward a media figure (idol, streamer). Traditionally considered 'pseudo' or 'asymmetric' in psychology, but its meaning is shifting in the digital age.
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Has Social Media Increased or Decreased Connections?
A one-sided relationship (e.g., influencer and follower) where intimacy is felt despite no actual mutual interaction. Increasing trend on SNS.
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Is Immersion in Creation a Resolution or Deepening of Loneliness?
One-sided emotional connection. The phenomenon where relationships with characters or creative worlds function to complement or replace real human relationships.
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Did Your Favorite Media Shape Your Values?
The formation of a one-sided sense of intimacy or relationship with media figures or characters. Viewers emotionally invest in them.
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Is It Natural to Mourn the 'Death' of a Character?
A one-sided relationship in which the viewer feels intimacy toward the streamer, but the streamer does not recognize individual viewers. Typical among VTuber fans.
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Attachment to a Being One Can Only Encounter Through a Screen
A one-sided relationship in which a viewer feels intimacy toward a media persona, but the persona does not know or respond to it. Proposed by Donald Horton and others in the 1950s, it has gained even greater intensity in the VTuber era.