---
license: cc
task_categories:
- text-classification
language:
- en
tags:
- parasocial
- live-streaming
pretty_name: Parasocial
size_categories:
- 1K<n<10K
---

2520 Messages picked from twitch, 7 streamers total. 

Link to paper: https://aclanthology.org/2026.acl-short.51/

Cite (ACL): Mohammadsadegh Abolhasani, Reza Mousavi, and Paul Jen-Hwa Hu. 2026. CaBSALLM: Efficient Context-Aware Batch Annotation of Conversational Streams with Large Language Models. In Proceedings of the 64th Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (Volume 2: Short Papers), pages 615–636, San Diego, California, United States. Association for Computational Linguistics.

Link to codes and remaining data in github: https://github.com/abolhasani/ACL_PSR_CUE/tree/main/Codes

## Annotation Schema

| Aspect | Cue | Definition | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| DirectAddress | Direct address | Message explicitly targets the streamer as the addressee through name, @mention, or clear second-person reference. | “Emiru, you are late today”;<br>“you need to see this” |
| Attachment | Attachment / affection | Message expresses warmth, care, longing, loyalty, pride, or relational closeness toward the streamer. | “love u”;<br>“you look gorgeous today” |
| SelfDisclose | Self-disclosure / identification | Viewer shares personal information, experience, or similarity in a way that invites relational connection. | “I had a rough day, thanks for being here”;<br>“I’m also a grad student” |
| ReplySeeking | Reply seeking | Message seeks acknowledgment, recognition, or a direct response from the streamer. | “notice me”;<br>“did you see my message?” |
| CommRitual | Community ritual | Message invokes shared rituals, inside jokes, coordinated norms, or co-created chat practices. | “chat do the thing”;<br>“only real ones remember” |
| Monetary | Monetary support | Message signals subscription, donation, gifted support, renewal, streaks, or similar financial contribution. | “gifted 5 subs”;<br>“resubscribed for 24 months” |
| Backseat | Backseat guidance | Message renders advice, direction, coaching, or suggestions about gameplay or content. | “go left”;<br>“use ult now” |
| Emotes | Emote / emoji usage | Message contains Twitch-style emotes, emoji, or affective symbolic tokens. | “KEKW”;<br>“&lt;3” |
| Dimension | Valence / stance | Overall stance expressed toward the streamer or community, coded as positive (P) or negative (N). | P: “love this stream”;<br>N: “you’re an idiot” |