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Autor/inn/en | Eekhof, Lynn S.; van Krieken, Kobie; Sanders, José; Willems, Roel M. |
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Titel | Engagement with Narrative Characters: The Role of Social-Cognitive Abilities and Linguistic Viewpoint |
Quelle | In: Discourse Processes: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 60 (2023) 6, S.411-439 (29 Seiten)
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Zusatzinformation | ORCID (Eekhof, Lynn S.) |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
ISSN | 0163-853X |
DOI | 10.1080/0163853X.2023.2206773 |
Schlagwörter | Social Cognition; Cognitive Ability; Emotional Response; Reading Processes; Fiction; Narration; Reader Text Relationship; Empathy |
Abstract | This article explores the role of text and reader characteristics in character engagement experiences. In an online study, participants completed several self-report and behavioral measures of social-cognitive abilities and read two literary narratives in which the presence of linguistic viewpoint markers was varied using a highly controlled manipulation strategy. Afterward, participants reported on their character engagement experiences. A principal component analysis on participants' responses revealed the multidimensional nature of character engagement, which included both self- and other-oriented emotional responses (e.g., empathy, personal distress) as well as more cognitive responses (e.g., identification, perspective taking). Furthermore, character engagement was found to rely on a wide range of social-cognitive abilities but not on the presence of viewpoint markers. Finally, and most importantly, we did not find convincing evidence for an interplay between social-cognitive abilities and the presence of viewpoint markers. These findings suggest that readers rely on their social-cognitive abilities to engage with the inner worlds of fictional others, more so than on the lexical cues of those inner worlds provided by the text. (As Provided). |
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Update | 2024/1/01 |