Scientific interest in the processing and effects of narrative information has substantially
increased in recent years. The focus of this chapter is on narrative transportation, an …

This article proposes a general theory of persuasive message effects based on four sets of
arguments. The first set commits to theorizing that focuses on specifying causal order and …

Popular narratives can have a significant cultural and persuasive impact. Audience
identification with a protagonist and liking of the protagonist are two important types of …

When an audience member becomes immersed, their attention shifts towards the media and
story, and they allocate cognitive resources to represent events and characters. Here, we …

Introduction The focus of cognitive and psychological approaches to narrative has not so
much been on the elucidation of important aspects of narrative, but rather on using …

Narrative advertising enhances advertisement (ad) and brand evaluations from consumers.
However, how the narrativity level of the ad impacts these evaluations is less clear. This …

Integrating predictions derived from the self-memory system and biographic resonance
theory, the current project investigated the relationship between media-induced …

This study examines the impact of various stakeholders on the social amplification of risk
perceptions regarding new energy vehicle technologies, focusing on Tesla‐related …

Previous research has shown that being in a state of self-objectification (ie, evaluating one's
own body based on how others perceive it) is likely to influence task performance. It is …

Online knowledge‐sharing platforms construct risk knowledge and provide the audience
with risk‐related scientific facts. We study how speakers organize narratives in past, present …