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The study showed that fiction influences empathy of the reader, but only under the condition of low or high emotional transportation into the story.
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Fiction influences empathy only under low or high emotional transportation
Confidence Score
0.900
Claim Maker
P. Matthijs Bal, Martijn Veltkamp
Context Type
Research Article
Context Details
{
    "variables": [
        "Empathy",
        "Fiction Reading",
        "Emotional Transportation"
    ],
    "study_type": "Experimental",
    "publication_date": "2013-01-30"
}
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9fc8a2cc-6066-4d8f-b63e-802308f00cdb
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Created
September 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM (6 days ago)
Last Updated
September 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM (6 days ago)

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Two experiments show fiction reading increases empathy only with emotional engagement. Low engagement leads to decreased empathy. Non-fiction reading showed no such effect.

Empathy
Fiction
Reading
Emotional Transportation
Psychology
Experimental Research

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