There is no definite or a direct cause of celebrity worship syndrome. It is an obsessive-addictive property that could be worsened due to the presence of certain mental health conditions .
That said, people living with the following conditions may be more prone to or at risk of developing celebrity worship syndrome:
- Neuroticism
- Psychoticism
- Materialism
- People with anxious-ambivalent and avoidant attachment personality
- Low self-esteem
- Narcissism
- Depression and anxiety
- Dissociation
- Other addictive disorders