Forms of Self-Implication in Literary Reading

By Don Kuiken, David S. Miall, S. Sikora. 2004

171 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Literature and Literary Theory, Social Psychology

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In Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

1. E. Koopman
2. Keith Oatley
3. Jordan B. Peterson
4. Colin G. DeYoung
5. Paul J Silvia
6. Raymond A. Mar
7. James C. Kaufman
8. Scott Barry Kaufman

In Literature and Literary Theory

1. E. Koopman
2. Keith Oatley
3. Jordan B. Peterson
4. Maja Djikic
5. Raymond A. Mar
6. Jessica E. Black
7. J. Barnes
8. Emanuele Castano

In Social Psychology

1. E. Koopman
2. Keith Oatley
3. Jordan B. Peterson
4. Maja Djikic
5. Raymond A. Mar
6. Colin G. DeYoung
7. Paul J Silvia
8. Emily C. Nusbaum

Citations in the corpus

• Lines on feeling: foregrounding, aesthetics and meaning (2007, unknown): “McQuarrie (2005) looks at foregrounding in advertisements.”
• On Being Moved by Art: How Reading Fiction Transforms the Self (2009, background): “If fiction can produce fluctuations in one’s own traits, through simulation (Oatley, 1999), identification, or self-implication (Kuiken et al., 2004), it seems reasonable to assume that this process can casually lead to a gradual change of oneself toward a better understanding of others as well.”
• Effects of "literariness" on emotions and on empathy and reflection after reading (2016, background): “Kuiken (2002), Kuiken, Miall and Sikora (2004), and Sikora, Kuiken and Miall (2010) found patterns suggesting that form also matters when reading longer poems and short stories: for the small percentage of readers who experienced deep reflection (10 – 15%), this reflection was preceded by emotionall”