Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: An Integrative Literature Review of the Psychological Consequences of Celebrity and Fame for Entertainers
- ISBN-10
- 1339469650
- ISBN-13
- 9781339469652
- Pages
- 94
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015
- Author
- Rosemary Mimi Marie Amaral
Description
Although celebrity and fame have been studied, research specifically on the shadow side of celebrity and fame for entertainers has not been studied in a scholarly manner. This integrative review explores the question "What are the psychological consequences of celebrity and fame for entertainers?" The objective is to open an inquiry regarding the unique stressors that entertainers encounter to develop a broad overview for future research. Due to the lack of evidence-based material, the majority of research is extrapolated from mass media resources (e.g., World Wide Web, tabloids, entertainment magazines, and television) as well as biographies and autobiographies. The topics covered in this investigation are: (a) lifestyle risks (e.g., loneliness and isolation, anxiety, acute decompensation, depression, drugs and death); (b) lack of personal space (e.g., para-social relationships, worship, obsession, stalking, and paparazzi); and (c) fall from grace (e.g., ageism, plastic surgery, type casting, coming out, and child stars).
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- 2018-07-31
- 148 pages
- Paperback
- Crescendo Publishing, LLC