Development of Story Liking: Character Identification, Suspense, and Outcome Resolution.

Jose, Paul E; Brewer, William F.

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Publication Date: 1984

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Development of Story Liking: Character Identification, Suspense, and Outcome Resolution.

Jose, Paul E; Brewer, William F.

Developmental Psychology, v20 n5 p911-24 Sep 1984

A developmental model of story liking predicts that (1) reader identification increases with greater perceived similarity between character and reader; (2) increased identification leads to greater suspense; (3) liking of story outcome is a joint function of character valence and outcome valence; and (4) overall liking of story increases with greater identification, suspense, and liking of outcome. (Author/RH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Characterization, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Emotional Response, Fiction, Identification (Psychology), Literary Devices, Models

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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