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The art in fiction: From indirect communication to changes of the self.

Djikic, Maja, Oatley, Keith·2014·Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts
DOI 10.1037/a0037999
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Abstraction and thevividness of details in fiction . Paper presented at the 111th annualconvention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Can-ada.Mar, R. A., Oatley, K., Hirsh, J., dela Paz, J., & Peterson, J. B. (2006).Bookworms versus nerds: Exposure to fiction versus non-fiction, diver-gent associations with social ability, and the simulation of fictionalsocial worlds. Journal of Research in Personality, 40, 694–712. doi:10.1016/j.jrp.2005.08.002Mar, R. A., Oatley, K., & Peterson, J. B. (2009). Exploring the linkbetween reading fiction and empathy: Ruling out individual differencesand examining outcomes. Communications: The European Journal ofCommunication, 34, 407–428.Mar, R. A., Tackett, J. L., & Moore, C. (2010). Exposure to media andtheory-of-mind development in preschoolers. Cognitive Development,25, 69–78. doi:10.1016/j.cogdev.2009.11.002McCrae, R. R., & Costa, P. T., Jr. (1990). Personality in adulthood . NewYork, NY: Guilford Press.McCrae, R. R., & Costa, P. T., Jr. (1996). Toward a new generation ofpersonality theories: Theoretical context for the five-factor model. InJ. S. Wiggins (Ed.),

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  • The improvement developed over a 5-week period of classroom study, and was present a week after reading ended, so it resembles the type of intermediate-term effect that Djikic and Oatley (2014) cite as missing from most studies of the prosocial effects of fiction.

    “The improvement developed over a 5-week period of classroom study, and was present a week after reading ended, so it resembles the type of intermediate-term effect that Djikic and Oatley (2014) cite as missing from most studies of the prosocial effects of fiction.”

    From Reading Books and Reading Minds: Differential Effects of Wonder and The Crossover on Empathy and Theory of Mind (2017) · cites this paper as Djikic and Oatley (2014)

  • Djikic and Oatley (2014) have proposed that simulated social contact within fiction induces temporary, individualized fluctuations in personality that facilitate more long-term change.

    “Djikic and Oatley (2014) have proposed that simulated social contact within fiction induces temporary, individualized fluctuations in personality that facilitate more long-term change.”

    From Reading Books and Reading Minds: Differential Effects of Wonder and The Crossover on Empathy and Theory of Mind (2017) · cites this paper as Djikic and Oatley (2014)

  • Recent psychology research has documented social as well as academic benefits from reading fiction.

    “Recent psychology research (Djikic & Oatley, 2014, review) has documented social as well as academic benefits from reading fiction.”

    From Reading Books and Reading Minds: Differential Effects of Wonder and The Crossover on Empathy and Theory of Mind (2017) · cites this paper as Djikic & Oatley, 2014

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Authors
Djikic, M., & Oatley, K.
Affiliations
University of Toronto (CA)
ORCID
Oatley, Keith
Venue
Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Published
2014-11
Volume
8
Issue
4
Pages
498-505
ISSN
  • 1931-3896 (ISSN-L)
  • 1931-390X
DOI
10.1037/a0037999
OpenAlex
W2321725901
Cited by
114
References
12
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 14 · 2017: 20 · 2016: 9 · 2013: 1
FWCI
174.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Narrative Theory and Analysis
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Media Influence and Health
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Ethics, Aesthetics, and Art
Keywords
fiction, art in fiction, abstraction, empathy, theory of mind, fiction reading, social skills, personality, Big Five personality traits

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