Self-image, temperament and character profile of junior reality television show performer

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Sanchita Ghosh and Pritha Mukhopadhyay (Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India)

Reality television show has become a dominating social phenomenon. It transforms regular people into celebrities. In India as well as in Kolkata reality shows of child performers, focusing on singing is enjoying a wide spectatorship. Thus, the aim of this study is to explore the self-image profile (SIP) and personality in the two groups, namely, reality television show performer (Group I) and control group children (Group II). To reach the objective both male and female children between 7 and 11 years of age have been chosen and matched on relevant variables. The tools used for this purpose were SIP for children, Butler (2001) and junior temperament and character inventory, Cloninger et al. (1992; 1994). Data were evaluated using independent sample t-test and Pearson correlation of coefficient. Results indicate that the reality television show performers have high novelty seeking and self-directedness. The study further reveals a lower self-esteem among reality television show performers than non-reality television show performers.