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Participants were 66 Dutch students who received course credits for participating in the study.
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66 Dutch students participated in the study received course credits
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P. Matthijs Bal, Martijn Veltkamp
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Research Article
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{
    "location": "Netherlands",
    "sample_size": 66,
    "study_number": 1,
    "participant_type": "Students"
}
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September 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM (6 days ago)
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How Does Fiction Reading Influence Empathy? An Experimental Investigation on the Role of Emotional Transportation
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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
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