When fandom becomes a problem: Development of the Problematic Celebrity Fanship Scale using a representative adult sample
The PCFS can assist in the recognition and assessment of problematic celebrity fanship in research and practice by identifying individuals experiencing mental health difficulties in relation to their excessive engagement with a celebrity.
Authors
- Reza Shabahang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8717-9378)
- Ágnes Zsila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8291-5997)
- Lynn E. McCutcheon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7715-548X)
- Ágnes Buvár (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9856-9251)
- Mara S. Aruguete (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0588-1516)
- Rita Horváth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2662-2136)
- Zsolt Demetrovics
- Róbert Urbán
Institutions
- Eötvös Loránd University (HU)
- Lincoln University - Missouri (US)
- Flinders University (AU)
- University of Gibraltar
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04064-w
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00