Mapping the Links Between Celebrity Worship and Subjective Well-Being in Chinese Undergraduates via Network Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Celebrity worship has become a pervasive phenomenon among Chinese undergraduates, yet its psychological mechanisms remain unclear. This cross-sectional study recruited 1103 Chinese undergraduate students via convenience sampling. Data on celebrity worship and subjective well-being were collected using the Celebrity Attitude Scale (CAS) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). To investigate the internal structure of celebrity worship and its relationship with subjective well-being, a network analysis approach was employed. The resulting networks revealed that 72.33% of possible edges among worship items were non-zero, indicating dense interconnectivity. Entertainment-social behaviors-particularly "obsessed by details of the celebrity's life"-formed the most central nodes, whereas borde

SUBMITTER: Zhang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12837141 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature