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Wardrobe Malfunctions and the Measurement of Internet Behaviour
Please always quote using this URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-69067
- The wardrobe malfunction—an unanticipated exposure of bodily parts in the public—has become a prevailing issue in concerts, shows and other celebrity events that is reliably reported by the media. The internet as the fastest source for celebrity gossip allows measuring the impact of such wardrobe malfunctions on the public in-terest in a celebrity. This measurement in turn allows conclusions about intention, motivation, and internet be-haviour of a wide variety of internet users. The present study exemplifies the use of an innovativeThe wardrobe malfunction—an unanticipated exposure of bodily parts in the public—has become a prevailing issue in concerts, shows and other celebrity events that is reliably reported by the media. The internet as the fastest source for celebrity gossip allows measuring the impact of such wardrobe malfunctions on the public in-terest in a celebrity. This measurement in turn allows conclusions about intention, motivation, and internet be-haviour of a wide variety of internet users. The present study exemplifies the use of an innovative non-reactive measure of active interest—the Search Volume Index—to assess the impact of a variety of internet-related phe-nomena, including wardrobe malfunctions. Results indicate that interest in a celebrity increases immediately af-ter such an event and stays at a high level for about three weeks (the wardrobe plateau). This special form of ce-lebrity gossip thus meets a constant interest of a substantial proportion of internet users.…
Author: | Roland Pfister |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-69067 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Fakultät für Humanwissenschaften (Philos., Psycho., Erziehungs- u. Gesell.-Wissensch.) / Institut für Psychologie |
Language: | English |
Year of Completion: | 2011 |
Source: | In: Psychology (2011) 2:3, 266-268, doi: 10.4236/psych.2011.23042 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
GND Keyword: | Psychologie |
Tag: | Internet Behaviour; Non-reactive Measurement; Search Volume Index; Wardrobe Malfunction |
Release Date: | 2012/11/26 |
Collections: | Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2011 |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung |