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These findings may sound obvious (isnt candidness around health always a good thing?

Swifts admissionand its ensuing media coverageis what prompted researchers to dig in and investigate its potential cultural impact.

What about other celebs?

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Understandably, the findings of this study dont necessarily mean that the results would be similar with anyone else.

The context is different for each celebrity, Gillen says.

Maybe someone who is a bit more controversial might be less positively received.

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Choose your parasocial relationships wisely, Pope recommends.

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Intense-personal celebrity worship and body image: evidence of a link among female adolescents.British journal of health psychologyvol.

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