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Karl Turgut Maloney Yorganci's Outputs (5)

“One of Us”: Examining the Authenticity and Parasocial Relationships of Stand-Up Comedian Podcast Hosts (2024)
Journal Article

Previous research has provided limited insight into why podcasts hosts are perceived to be authentic and has not examined how characteristics that are seen as being indicative of authenticity can relate to parasocial relationships (PSRs). In this stu... Read More about “One of Us”: Examining the Authenticity and Parasocial Relationships of Stand-Up Comedian Podcast Hosts.

"Like One of Us": Examining the Authenticity, Parasocial Relationships and Influence of Stand-Up Comedian Podcast Hosts (2024)
Thesis

Podcasting is a medium that has received insufficient academic attention despite being on the rise with recent increases in both audience numbers and advertising revenue. This thesis utilizes mixed method research to investigate the perceived authent... Read More about "Like One of Us": Examining the Authenticity, Parasocial Relationships and Influence of Stand-Up Comedian Podcast Hosts.

Parasocial Relationships and Their Impact on the Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment of Educational Tourists: An Autoethnography (2024)
Journal Article
Maloney Yorganci, K., & Coen, S. (in press). Parasocial Relationships and Their Impact on the Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment of Educational Tourists: An Autoethnography. Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes, https://doi.org/10.1108/whatt-12-2023-0143

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to investigate whether relationships with media figures can impact the
psychological and sociocultural adjustment of educational tourists.

Design/methodology/approach – The article uses the qualitative met... Read More about Parasocial Relationships and Their Impact on the Psychological and Sociocultural Adjustment of Educational Tourists: An Autoethnography.

Psychology, democracy and the media : are citizens learning from the news? A self regulated learning perspective (2022)
Book Chapter

This chapter discusses how news contributes to informed citizenship by reviewing the different approaches adopted in the literature to understanding how individuals learn from the news. After reviewing the main theoretical and empirical perspectives... Read More about Psychology, democracy and the media : are citizens learning from the news? A self regulated learning perspective.