Lutter, Mark; Roex, Karlijn L. A.; Tisch, Daria - 2018
Anomie and imitation have been prominent mechanisms explaining the Werther effect, i.e., the effect of celebrity … celebrity in question. Anomie theory, on the other hand, suggests that the Werther effect is triggered by the unexpectedness of … status effects of celebrities who died unexpectedly from accidents, illnesses, or alcohol abuse to reflect anomie …