The Relationship Between Empathy and Reading Fiction: Separate Roles for Cognitive and Affective Components

<p>Research suggests that both life-time experience of reading fiction and the extent to which a reader feels ‘transported’ by the narrative are associated with empathy. This study examined these relationships further by delineating empathy into cognitive and affective components. Thirty-three...

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Main Authors: John Stansfield, Louise Bunce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Federation of Psychology Students' Associations 2014-07-01
Series:Journal of European Psychology Students
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Online Access:https://jeps.efpsa.org/articles/252