People worship celebrities to compensate for personal or social defects, so poor mental state is related to celebrity worship. There is significant correlation between social anxiety and celebrity worship, indicating that young people with social anxiety have higher degree of celebrity infatuation.

People worship celebrities to compensate for personal or social defects, so poor mental state is related to celebrity worship. There is significant correlation between social anxiety and celebrity worship, indicating that young people with social anxiety have higher degree of celebrity infatuation.

Source: bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com

https://bmcpsychology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40359-023-01405-x