May 2026
Original scientific article
EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF INFLUENCER REPUTATION ON ONLINE PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOUR: THE SEQUENTIAL MEDIATING ROLES OF PARASOCIAL INTERACTION AND PERCEIVED HOMOPHILY
This study investigates how the reputation of social media influencers affects online prosocial behaviour, focusing on the sequential mediating roles of parasocial interaction and perceived homophily. Grounded in Source Credibility Theory, Parasocial Interaction Theory, the Similarity-Attraction Paradigm, and Social Cognitive Theory, the research a...
By N. Dhivya Lakshmi, Vijayakanthan Selvaraj