Behavioral Sciences, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(2), С. 146 - 146
Опубликована: Янв. 29, 2025
This pilot study investigated how viewers perceive Monica Geller’s personality using three evidence-based models: Big Five, HEXACO, and Cloninger’s Biopsychosocial Model. Additionally, it examined these perceptions are associated to audiences’ engagement in parasocial relationships with this iconic character from the sitcom Friends. A sample of sixty-three participants assessed Monica’s by responding Five Inventory (BFI), HEXACO-60, Temperament Character (TCI-60). Participants also completed Multidimensional Measure Parasocial Relationships (MMPR). Personality scores were contextualized against U.S. population norms (NBFI = 711, NHEXACO 1126, NTCI 1948) Pearson correlations conducted explore associations between traits Affective, Behavioral, Cognitive, Decisional dimensions engagement. Normative comparisons revealed perceived Openness Agreeableness her HEXACO as significantly below average, while Neuroticism Conscientiousness above average. In Model, Persistence was higher than norms, Cooperativeness lower. showed across all dimensions. Emotionality strongly linked Affective Behavioral dimensions, Honesty–Humility Cognitive Reward Dependence engagement, Self-Directedness dimension. The Model offered most comprehensive insights, capturing multidimensional nature viewer–character models added valuable perspectives, particularly explaining that trust kindness decision making. These findings emphasize importance integrating multiple frameworks advance understanding relationship shedding light on nuanced ways shape audience media characters, significant implications for psychology research. Limitations avenues future developments discussed, building insights study.
Язык: Английский