Cinematic narrative transportation and prosocial tendencies in college students: a moderated mediation model

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Mind & Mental Health Switzerland

BackgroundNarrative-based entertainment has been associated with audience members’ values and behavioral tendencies, yet the mechanisms linking cinematic narrative experiences to prosocial tendencies remain unclear. Drawing on narrative transportation theory and character identification theory, this study examined whether character identification mediates the association between cinematic…

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