Breonna Shuford
30 October 2014
Rhetorical Com/Written Report
Dr. Hoppin
“Desire for Fame: Scale Development and Association with Personal Goals and Aspirations”
We have all at some point in our life wanted to be famous, because, famous people seem to have it all. The idea that everyone knows who you are and what you do brings about a feeling of self-importance and social recognition. So, in this study, the main purpose was to develop a scale to measure the desire for fame and test its validity and reliability. A pilot study was also conducted to test the relationship between the desire for fame and external goals (Gountas, J., Gountas, S., Reeves, R., & Moran, L. (2012).
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The Desire for Fame scale was given with the following six scale items to assess the motivation and perceived benefits of fame for each individual: “(1) one day I would like to be famous, (2) I love the idea of becoming a famous person, (3) I would like to be a famous celebrity because it would give me a higher social status, (4) I would like to be famous because of how other people would perceive me as having more power and influence, (5) The lifestyle of famous celebrities appeals to me a lot, (6) If I were famous I would be happier; these scale items produced measures of Materialism, Susceptibility to social influence, Celebrities’ social power, and Desire for fame (Gountas, J., Gountas, S., Reeves, R., & Moran, L. (2012).” The results of study one indicated an overall low desire for fame. In my opinion, I believe that if this research had been conducted in the United States, the desire of fame would be high. However, because the research was given to young adults/college students, I personally think they grow out of wanting to be famous but still prefer to be wealthy.
In study two, an online survey was given to 507 Australians from the ages of 18-35. The purpose of this study was to validate the desire for fame scale, and to test its relationships with
30 October 2014
Rhetorical Com/Written Report
Dr. Hoppin
“Desire for Fame: Scale Development and Association with Personal Goals and Aspirations”
We have all at some point in our life wanted to be famous, because, famous people seem to have it all. The idea that everyone knows who you are and what you do brings about a feeling of self-importance and social recognition. So, in this study, the main purpose was to develop a scale to measure the desire for fame and test its validity and reliability. A pilot study was also conducted to test the relationship between the desire for fame and external goals (Gountas, J., Gountas, S., Reeves, R., & Moran, L. (2012).
To live famously is the lifestyle, and most of us want to achieve it, …show more content…
The Desire for Fame scale was given with the following six scale items to assess the motivation and perceived benefits of fame for each individual: “(1) one day I would like to be famous, (2) I love the idea of becoming a famous person, (3) I would like to be a famous celebrity because it would give me a higher social status, (4) I would like to be famous because of how other people would perceive me as having more power and influence, (5) The lifestyle of famous celebrities appeals to me a lot, (6) If I were famous I would be happier; these scale items produced measures of Materialism, Susceptibility to social influence, Celebrities’ social power, and Desire for fame (Gountas, J., Gountas, S., Reeves, R., & Moran, L. (2012).” The results of study one indicated an overall low desire for fame. In my opinion, I believe that if this research had been conducted in the United States, the desire of fame would be high. However, because the research was given to young adults/college students, I personally think they grow out of wanting to be famous but still prefer to be wealthy.
In study two, an online survey was given to 507 Australians from the ages of 18-35. The purpose of this study was to validate the desire for fame scale, and to test its relationships with