강박증, 외로움, 그리고 정치적 팬덤 = Obsessive-compulsive symptoms, loneliness, and political fandom

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Many countries are experiencing political fandom with the development of mass media and the emergence of social media, but the literature remains largely at the diagnostic research stage. To overcome such limitation, this study examines whether political fandom is strengthened as obsessive-compulsive symptoms increases and whether the correlation between them varies according to the level of loneliness, using survey data collected online in May 2024. The results support both predictions, suggesting that political fandom may arise from cognitive dysfunction. It also suggests that the occurrence and maintenance of political fandom may vary depending on social conditions that affect the level of loneliness of citizens. Finally, although unrelated to the key predictions of the study, the regression results related to control variables such as populist attitude, the degree to hate people who have the different political preference, conservatism, partisanship, and age group, are briefly discussed for follow-up research.