Reading Fiction Predicts People's Empathy
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Date
2010
Authors
Mar, Raymond
Oatley, Keith
Peterson, Jordan
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Abstract
Reading fiction, in and of itself, predicts people’s empathy. People who read fiction tend to feel that they have more social support than those who read non- fiction.
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Literature, Psychology
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Mar, R. A., Oatley, K., & Peterson, J. B. (2009). Exploring the link between reading fiction and empathy: Ruling out individual differences and outcomes. Communications, 34(4), 407-428.