I Didn’t See That Coming: Spoilers, Fan Theories, and Their Influence on Enjoyment and Parasocial Breakup Distress During a Series Finale

Q1 Social Sciences Psychology of Popular Media Culture Pub Date : 2018-07-01 DOI:10.1037/ppm0000134
M. Ellithorpe, Sarah E. Brookes
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Spoilers are stigmatized as the potential ruin of narrative experience, and many people avoid them for the fear that exposure will, well, spoil the narrative. However, previous research indicates that spoilers can actually increase enjoyment. The present study tests mental model resonance as a mechanism for how spoilers influence enjoyment of media content in a real-world context, using a 2-part survey administered before and after the finale of a long-running TV series. Fan theories about content are also offered as a related, but separate issue from spoiler exposure. Parasocial breakup distress is tested as a previously unexamined outcome of spoiler and fan theory exposure. Results suggest that exposure to spoilers and belief in fan theories increase enjoyment and decrease parasocial breakup distress after a TV series finale, and this is mediated by mental model resonance.
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我没想到会这样:剧透,粉丝理论,以及它们对电视剧大结局中享受和准社会分手痛苦的影响
剧透者被认为是叙事体验的潜在破坏者,许多人都避免剧透,因为担心曝光会破坏叙事。然而,先前的研究表明剧透实际上可以增加乐趣。本研究测试了心理模型共振作为一种机制,在现实世界中剧透是如何影响媒体内容的享受的,采用了一项两部分的调查,在一部长时间播出的电视剧大结局之前和之后进行。粉丝关于内容的理论也作为一个相关的,但与剧透曝光分开的问题提供。作为剧透者和粉丝理论暴露的一个先前未被检验的结果,副社会分手痛苦被测试。结果表明,剧透和粉丝理论增加了电视剧大结局后的愉悦感,减少了副社会分手的痛苦,这是由心理模型共振介导的。
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期刊介绍: Psychology of Popular Media Culture ® is a scholarly journal dedicated to publishing empirical research and papers on how popular culture and general media influence individual, group, and system behavior. The journal publishes rigorous research studies, as well as data-driven theoretical papers on constructs, consequences, program evaluations, and trends related to popular culture and various media sources. Although the journal welcomes and encourages submissions from a wide variety of disciplines, topics should be linked to psychological theory and research.
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