Celebrity appearance-shaming: Innocent bashing forms or reconfirming gender norms? Vrije Universiteit Brussel University of Antwerp
Celebrities regularly become victims of online body-and slut-shaming. This study refers to these practices as appearance-shaming and investigates potential explanations for adolescents' intentions to participate in this behavior by means of an extended version of the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Apart from the three paths of attitudes toward the practice, subjective norms about the practice, and perceived behavioral control to participate ...