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Film Stories and Empathy : = Do Prosocial Characters Make an Audience More Empathetic?

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Film Stories and Empathy :/
Reminder of title:	Do Prosocial Characters Make an Audience More Empathetic?
Author:	Caplan, Dave.
Description:	1 online resource (117 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 82-10, Section: B.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International82-10B.
Subject:	Psychology. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=28323674click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9798597009513

Film Stories and Empathy : = Do Prosocial Characters Make an Audience More Empathetic?
Caplan, Dave.

Film Stories and Empathy :Do Prosocial Characters Make an Audience More Empathetic? - 1 online resource (117 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 82-10, Section: B.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Fielding Graduate University, 2021.

Includes bibliographical references

The current ubiquitous nature of TV and movie stories delivered by big screen, computer, tablet, and smartphone demands a more thorough understanding of visual narrative's persuasive power. A substantial body of literature shows that stories are influential and cause both intended and unintended changes to readers/viewers, with the research emphasis on potential negative influences. Far less attention has been paid to the prosocial influences of stories, such as increased empathy, which might benefit society. A body of literature demonstrates that habitual readers of written short stories score higher on empathy measures, and some evidence exists that even a one-time reading of a short story can increase empathy. Using a theoretical framework of social cognitive theory modeling and transportation theory, the current research asks whether empathy can also be increased in an audience who watched a well-crafted film story portraying prosocially aware characters. Internet-based surveys were administered to 105 randomly assigned participants before and after viewing either a 7-minute film story with characters acting in a prosocial manner or a similar-length news clip about a volunteer. Results supported the hypothesis that a statistically significant increase in empathy and prosocial intention would be observed in the film audience. These results shed light on the potentially important prosocial effects of the far more relevant telling of visual stories. Implications for story-related beneficial societal change are explored. Limitations of the current research are discussed, and suggestions for future research in this underserved area are proffered.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2023

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798597009513Subjects--Topical Terms:

519075
Psychology.
Subjects--Index Terms:

EmpathyIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

542853
Electronic books.

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