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Online Celebrity Bashing: Wrecking Ball or Good for You? Adolescent Girls’ Attitudes Toward the Media and Public Bashing of Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez

Gaëlle Ouvrein Gaëlle Ouvrein (MA, K.U. Leuven, 2015) is a doctoral researcher in the Department of Communication Studies, research group MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society) at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Her research concentrates on the influence of negative celebrity news on adolescents’ online behaviors. Sara Pabian (PhD, University of Antwerp, 2015) is a halftime Assistant Professor and halftime Postdoc Researcher at the Department of Communication Studies, research group MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations In Organisations and Society) at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). The focus of her research is on media use and (online) aggression. Juan Manuel Machimbarrena (PhD, University of the Basque Country, 2017) currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR). His research revolves around bullying, cyberbullying, personal and family variables, and the use of new technologies. Charlotte De Backer (PhD, University of Ghent, 2005) is assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). She is also a member of MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society), and her current research areas are situated in the domains of gossip research, celebrity studies, and social food studies. Heidi Vandebosch (PhD, K.U. Leuven, 1999) is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies of the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Her research focuses on cyberbullying among children and adolescents (prevalence, profiles of bullies and victims, impact, and evidence-based interventions). She is also a member of MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society).Correspondence[email protected]
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Sara Pabian Gaëlle Ouvrein (MA, K.U. Leuven, 2015) is a doctoral researcher in the Department of Communication Studies, research group MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society) at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Her research concentrates on the influence of negative celebrity news on adolescents’ online behaviors. Sara Pabian (PhD, University of Antwerp, 2015) is a halftime Assistant Professor and halftime Postdoc Researcher at the Department of Communication Studies, research group MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations In Organisations and Society) at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). The focus of her research is on media use and (online) aggression. Juan Manuel Machimbarrena (PhD, University of the Basque Country, 2017) currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR). His research revolves around bullying, cyberbullying, personal and family variables, and the use of new technologies. Charlotte De Backer (PhD, University of Ghent, 2005) is assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). She is also a member of MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society), and her current research areas are situated in the domains of gossip research, celebrity studies, and social food studies. Heidi Vandebosch (PhD, K.U. Leuven, 1999) is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies of the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Her research focuses on cyberbullying among children and adolescents (prevalence, profiles of bullies and victims, impact, and evidence-based interventions). She is also a member of MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society).ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9676-7553View further author information
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Juan Manuel Machimbarrena Gaëlle Ouvrein (MA, K.U. Leuven, 2015) is a doctoral researcher in the Department of Communication Studies, research group MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society) at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Her research concentrates on the influence of negative celebrity news on adolescents’ online behaviors. Sara Pabian (PhD, University of Antwerp, 2015) is a halftime Assistant Professor and halftime Postdoc Researcher at the Department of Communication Studies, research group MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations In Organisations and Society) at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). The focus of her research is on media use and (online) aggression. Juan Manuel Machimbarrena (PhD, University of the Basque Country, 2017) currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR). His research revolves around bullying, cyberbullying, personal and family variables, and the use of new technologies. Charlotte De Backer (PhD, University of Ghent, 2005) is assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). She is also a member of MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society), and her current research areas are situated in the domains of gossip research, celebrity studies, and social food studies. Heidi Vandebosch (PhD, K.U. Leuven, 1999) is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies of the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Her research focuses on cyberbullying among children and adolescents (prevalence, profiles of bullies and victims, impact, and evidence-based interventions). She is also a member of MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society).View further author information
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Charlotte J.S. De Backer Gaëlle Ouvrein (MA, K.U. Leuven, 2015) is a doctoral researcher in the Department of Communication Studies, research group MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society) at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Her research concentrates on the influence of negative celebrity news on adolescents’ online behaviors. Sara Pabian (PhD, University of Antwerp, 2015) is a halftime Assistant Professor and halftime Postdoc Researcher at the Department of Communication Studies, research group MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations In Organisations and Society) at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). The focus of her research is on media use and (online) aggression. Juan Manuel Machimbarrena (PhD, University of the Basque Country, 2017) currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR). His research revolves around bullying, cyberbullying, personal and family variables, and the use of new technologies. Charlotte De Backer (PhD, University of Ghent, 2005) is assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). She is also a member of MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society), and her current research areas are situated in the domains of gossip research, celebrity studies, and social food studies. Heidi Vandebosch (PhD, K.U. Leuven, 1999) is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies of the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Her research focuses on cyberbullying among children and adolescents (prevalence, profiles of bullies and victims, impact, and evidence-based interventions). She is also a member of MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society).View further author information
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Heidi Vandebosch Gaëlle Ouvrein (MA, K.U. Leuven, 2015) is a doctoral researcher in the Department of Communication Studies, research group MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society) at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Her research concentrates on the influence of negative celebrity news on adolescents’ online behaviors. Sara Pabian (PhD, University of Antwerp, 2015) is a halftime Assistant Professor and halftime Postdoc Researcher at the Department of Communication Studies, research group MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations In Organisations and Society) at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). The focus of her research is on media use and (online) aggression. Juan Manuel Machimbarrena (PhD, University of the Basque Country, 2017) currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR). His research revolves around bullying, cyberbullying, personal and family variables, and the use of new technologies. Charlotte De Backer (PhD, University of Ghent, 2005) is assistant professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). She is also a member of MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society), and her current research areas are situated in the domains of gossip research, celebrity studies, and social food studies. Heidi Vandebosch (PhD, K.U. Leuven, 1999) is a professor in the Department of Communication Studies of the University of Antwerp (Belgium). Her research focuses on cyberbullying among children and adolescents (prevalence, profiles of bullies and victims, impact, and evidence-based interventions). She is also a member of MIOS (Media, ICT, and Interpersonal Relations in Organizations and Society).ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6779-3170View further author information
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