A recent study reveals that people often misperceive the values and behaviors of their close others, projecting their own values onto them. This bias, stronger in high-quality relationships, ...

or project onto, a celebrity a range of emotions that mirror their feelings and challenges. There is no firm conclusion regarding why people develop parasocial relationships, but one is that the ...

researchers demonstrated that people project their own values onto their close relationships—including romantic partners, parents, children, and friends. The findings show that even when ...