| Acknowledgements | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-8页 |
| Abstract | 第8页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第13-21页 |
| 1.1 Research Background | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Rationale | 第15-18页 |
| 1.3 Research Objectives and Methodology | 第18-19页 |
| 1.4 Thesis Structure | 第19-21页 |
| Chapter 2 Literature Review and Theory Basis | 第21-33页 |
| 2.1 Literature Review | 第21-26页 |
| 2.1.1 History of Celebrity Studies | 第21-23页 |
| 2.1.2 Social Media Technology VS. Human | 第23-24页 |
| 2.1.3 Previous Research on Social Media and Celebrity | 第24-26页 |
| 2.2 Research Theories Basis | 第26-33页 |
| 2.2.1 Self-Disclosure and Social Penetration Theory in Social Media Context | 第28-30页 |
| 2.2.2 Parasocial Relationship Theory in Social Media Context | 第30-33页 |
| Chapter 3 Research Methodology | 第33-44页 |
| 3.1 Defining Social Media and Female Celebrity | 第33-37页 |
| 3.1.1 Weibo and Twitter | 第33-35页 |
| 3.1.2 Female Celebrity | 第35-37页 |
| 3.1.2.1 Selecting Chinese Female Celebrities on Weibo | 第35-36页 |
| 3.1.2.2 Selecting American Female Celebrities on Twitter | 第36-37页 |
| 3.2 Content Analysis | 第37-41页 |
| 3.2.1 Female Celebrity Self-Disclosure Scale (FCSDS) | 第37-40页 |
| 3.2.2 Coding | 第40-41页 |
| 3.3 Online Observation and Survey | 第41-44页 |
| 3.3.1 Online Observation | 第41-42页 |
| 3.3.2 Survey | 第42-44页 |
| 3.3.2.1 Independent and Dependent Variables | 第43页 |
| 3.3.2.2 Measuring Instruments | 第43-44页 |
| Chapter 4 Results | 第44-58页 |
| 4.1 Social Media Profile Characteristics | 第44-46页 |
| 4.1.1 Chinese Female Celebrities' Weibo | 第44-45页 |
| 4.1.2 American Female Celebrities' Twitter | 第45-46页 |
| 4.2 Self-Disclosure: Chinese and American Female Celebrities | 第46-52页 |
| 4.2.1 Chinese: Breadth and Depth | 第46-49页 |
| 4.2.2 Americans: Breadth and Depth | 第49-52页 |
| 4.3 Parasocial Relationship: Authenticity | 第52-58页 |
| 4.3.1 Chinese: Parasocial Relationship with Audience | 第52-54页 |
| 4.3.2 Americans: Parasocial Relationship with Audience | 第54-58页 |
| Chapter 5 Comparisons and Discussions | 第58-69页 |
| 5.1 Comparisons | 第58-69页 |
| 5.1.1 Self-Disclosure Comparison between Chinese and Americans | 第58-61页 |
| 5.1.2 Parasocial Relationship Comparison: Chinese and American Female Celebrities | 第61-64页 |
| 5.1.3 Discussion: Differences and Similarities in Self-Disclosure | 第64-66页 |
| 5.1.4 Discussion: Differences and Similarities in Parasocial Relationships | 第66-69页 |
| Chapter 6 Conclusive Remarks | 第69-72页 |
| 6.1 Conclusions | 第69-70页 |
| 6.2 Limitations and Future Studies | 第70-71页 |
| 6.3 Final Remarks | 第71-72页 |
| Bibliography | 第72-79页 |
| Appendix A | 第79-82页 |
| Appendix B | 第82-84页 |
