Parasociala Interaktioner eller: Hur jag slutade ängslas och lärde mig att älska livestreamen - En kvantitativ studie om parasociala interaktioner på Twitch.tv, sociala behov och psykisk ohälsa
(2022) PSYK11 20221Department of Psychology
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Vi lever idag i en värld där en kontinuerlig ökning av både internetanvändning och psykisk ohälsa är en verklighet för den svenska befolkningen. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka relationen mellan psykisk ohälsa, sociala behov och parasociala interaktioner (icke-reciproka beteenden och relationer med medieprofiler) bland svenskar som använder sig av livestreamingtjänsten Twitch.tv. Studien ämnade att undersöka om nivån av parasocial interaktion predicerar nivån av psykisk ohälsa, samt om det finns en interaktionseffekt mellan parasociala interaktioner och sociala behov gällande psykisk ohälsa. Undersökningen etablerades genom en digital självrapporteringsstudie som besvarades av svenska deltagare som rekryterades från... (More)
- Vi lever idag i en värld där en kontinuerlig ökning av både internetanvändning och psykisk ohälsa är en verklighet för den svenska befolkningen. Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka relationen mellan psykisk ohälsa, sociala behov och parasociala interaktioner (icke-reciproka beteenden och relationer med medieprofiler) bland svenskar som använder sig av livestreamingtjänsten Twitch.tv. Studien ämnade att undersöka om nivån av parasocial interaktion predicerar nivån av psykisk ohälsa, samt om det finns en interaktionseffekt mellan parasociala interaktioner och sociala behov gällande psykisk ohälsa. Undersökningen etablerades genom en digital självrapporteringsstudie som besvarades av svenska deltagare som rekryterades från gaming-centrerade forum, facebookgrupper och discordservrar (N=64). Denna studies resultat visade att nivån av parasocial interaktion predicerade nivån av psykisk ohälsa. De hade ett positivt samband, vilket indikerar att desto högre nivån av parasocial interaktion var, desto högre var även nivån av psykisk ohälsa. Resultatet var däremot inte längre signifikant när sociala behov kontrollerades för. Resultaten visade även på att det inte fanns en interaktionseffekt mellan parasociala interaktioner och sociala behov gällande psykisk ohälsa. Detta resultat är av intresse för att öka förståelsen av hur parasociala interaktioner kan påverka den psykiska ohälsan för den svenska befolkningen.
Nyckelord: Parasociala interaktioner, psykisk ohälsa, sociala behov, livestream, Twitch.tv (Less) - Abstract
- We live in a world where a continuous increase of internet usage and mental illness is a reality for the Swedish population. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relations between mental illness, social needs and parasocial interactions (non-reciprocal behaviors and relationships with media profiles) among Swedes who use the livestreaming service Twitch.tv. The study aimed to investigate whether the level of parasocial interaction predicts the level of mental illness, and whether there is an interaction effect between parasocial interactions and social needs regarding mental illness. The survey was established through a digital self-report survey that was answered by Swedish participants who were recruited from gaming-centered... (More)
- We live in a world where a continuous increase of internet usage and mental illness is a reality for the Swedish population. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relations between mental illness, social needs and parasocial interactions (non-reciprocal behaviors and relationships with media profiles) among Swedes who use the livestreaming service Twitch.tv. The study aimed to investigate whether the level of parasocial interaction predicts the level of mental illness, and whether there is an interaction effect between parasocial interactions and social needs regarding mental illness. The survey was established through a digital self-report survey that was answered by Swedish participants who were recruited from gaming-centered forums, Facebook groups and discord servers (N=64). The results of this study showed that the level of parasocial interaction predicted the level of mental illness. They were positively related, indicating that the higher the level of parasocial interaction, the higher the level of mental illness. However, the result was no longer significant when social needs were controlled for. The results also showed that there was no interaction effect between parasocial interactions and social needs regarding mental illness. This result is of interest in order to increase the understanding of how parasocial interactions can affect the mental illness of the Swedish population.
Keywords: Parasociala interactions, mental illness, social needs, livestream, Twitch.tv (Less)
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- author
- Van Der Meijs, Malcolm LU and Lahtela, William LU
- supervisor
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- Yunhwan Kim LU
- organization
- course
- PSYK11 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Parasociala interaktioner, psykisk ohälsa, sociala behov, livestream, Twitch.tv Parasocial interactions, mental illness, social needs
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9097030
- date added to LUP
- 2022-08-11 11:52:54
- date last changed
- 2022-08-11 11:52:54
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abstract = {{We live in a world where a continuous increase of internet usage and mental illness is a reality for the Swedish population. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relations between mental illness, social needs and parasocial interactions (non-reciprocal behaviors and relationships with media profiles) among Swedes who use the livestreaming service Twitch.tv. The study aimed to investigate whether the level of parasocial interaction predicts the level of mental illness, and whether there is an interaction effect between parasocial interactions and social needs regarding mental illness. The survey was established through a digital self-report survey that was answered by Swedish participants who were recruited from gaming-centered forums, Facebook groups and discord servers (N=64). The results of this study showed that the level of parasocial interaction predicted the level of mental illness. They were positively related, indicating that the higher the level of parasocial interaction, the higher the level of mental illness. However, the result was no longer significant when social needs were controlled for. The results also showed that there was no interaction effect between parasocial interactions and social needs regarding mental illness. This result is of interest in order to increase the understanding of how parasocial interactions can affect the mental illness of the Swedish population.
Keywords: Parasociala interactions, mental illness, social needs, livestream, Twitch.tv}},
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language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Parasociala Interaktioner eller: Hur jag slutade ängslas och lärde mig att älska livestreamen - En kvantitativ studie om parasociala interaktioner på Twitch.tv, sociala behov och psykisk ohälsa}},
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