It is often argued that narratives improve social cognition, either by appealing to social-
cognitive abilities as we engage with the story world and its characters, or by conveying …

Emotions have a life beyond the immediate eliciting situation, as they tend to be shared with
others by putting the experience in narrative form. Narrating emotions helps us to express …

Reading literary fiction might be more beneficial for fostering social–cognitive skills (ie,
theory of mind and empathy) than reading popular fiction. However, the superiority of literary …

文学阅读不但能提高读者的文学修养, 还能影响其心理状态. 然而, 文学阅读经验是否一定能提高
读者的心理理论仍然存有争议. 近年来有关文学阅读与心理理论关系的实验性探讨不断增加 …

The humanities are instrumental to human development and happiness and are an integral
part of our lives. However, a lack of empirical research limits our current understanding of …

Being exposed to narrative fiction may provide us with practice in dealing with social
interactions and thereby enhance our ability to engage in mentalizing (understanding other …

Reading fiction is argued to have benefits for our understanding of others' thoughts, feelings
and desires, referred to as 'theory of mind'(ToM). We aimed to test this assumption by …

Previous studies found that linguistic features can be used to predict the success of novels.
However, which specific linguistic features better contribute to a novel's popularity is unclear …

The reading of fiction has been found to confer benefits, including increased empathy and
understanding of others. Among ongoing research questions are those of how people …

Narratives and literary works have delighted and enchanted audiences for centuries. This
chapter explores how stepping into a narrative world can contribute to human flourishing …