The Relationship Between SelfEsteem and Celebrity Worship In Female College Students

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The Relationship Between Self-Esteem and
Celebrity Worship In Female College Students

• Sarah Cagen
• Richard Gray
• Sharonda Wilson
• Christian Brothers University

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Previous Research

• Maltby, McCutcheon, Ashe, 2001
• Maltby, McCutcheon, McCarley, 2003
• Definition of celebrity worship
• Hypothesis

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Method

• Instruments
• Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire
  (Rosenberg,1989).
• Celebrity Attitude Scale (Maltby, J., Giles, D.,
  Barber, J., McCutcheon, L. 2005).
• Scoring high on both questionnaires
• Participants

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Procedure

• Each participant completed both surveys in the
  Christian Brothers University Psychology Lab

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Results

• r(72).038
• p.05
• One-tailed
• Mean
• Self-esteem 33.39
• Celebrity worship 40.60
• Standard deviation
• Self-esteem 4.60
• Celebrity worship 13.71

• Questionnaire Scores
• High
• Low

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Discussion

• Limitations
• More participants
• Time constraints
• Future Research
• New population
• Our findings

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Any Questions?