[HTML][HTML] AI anthropomorphism and its effect on users' self-congruence and self–AI integration: A theoretical framework and research agenda

A Alabed, A Javornik, D Gregory-Smith - Technological Forecasting and …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper examines how users of anthropomorphised artificially intelligent (AI) agents,
which possess capabilities to mimic humanlike behaviour, relate psychologically to such …

The neural bases of social cognition and story comprehension

RA Mar - Annual review of psychology, 2011 - annualreviews.org
A great deal of research exists on the neural basis of theory-of-mind (ToM) or mentalizing.
Qualitative reviews on this topic have identified a mentalizing network composed of the …

[PDF][PDF] Parasocial interactions and relationships with media characters–an inventory of 60 years of research

N Liebers, H Schramm - Communication Research Trends, 2019 - academia.edu
When the anthropologist Donald Horton and the sociologist R. Richard Wohl published their
essay on parasocial interactions (PSI) and parasocial relation ships (PSR), titled “Mass …

The relations between YouTube addiction, social anxiety and parasocial relationships with YouTubers: A moderated-mediation model based on a cognitive …

P De Bérail, M Guillon, C Bungener - Computers in Human Behavior, 2019 - Elsevier
YouTube is a popular video-sharing platform where viewers can watch videos made by
media performers called YouTubers. YouTube is a social media site conducive to the …

Identity motives

VL Vignoles - Handbook of identity theory and research, 2011 - Springer
In this chapter, I review the literature on motivated identity construction, drawing together
insights and evidence from diverse theoretical perspectives, and I propose the foundations …

Friends with benefits: on the positive consequences of pet ownership.

AR McConnell, CM Brown, TM Shoda… - Journal of personality …, 2011 - psycnet.apa.org
Social support is critical for psychological and physical well-being, reflecting the centrality of
belongingness in our lives. Human interactions often provide people with considerable …

Viral tunes: changes in musical behaviours and interest in coronamusic predict socio-emotional coping during COVID-19 lockdown

LK Fink, LA Warrenburg, C Howlin… - Humanities and Social …, 2021 - nature.com
Beyond immediate health risks, the COVID-19 pandemic poses a variety of stressors, which
may require expensive or unavailable strategies during a pandemic (eg, therapy …

Exploring the link between reading fiction and empathy: Ruling out individual differences and examining outcomes

RA Mar, K Oatley, JB Peterson - 2009 - degruyter.com
Readers of fiction tend to have better abilities of empathy and theory of mind (Mar et al.,
Journal of Personality 74: 1047–1078, 2006). We present a study designed to replicate this …

Parasocial interaction, the COVID-19 quarantine, and digital age media

CL Jarzyna - Human Arenas, 2021 - Springer
Parasocial interaction, or the one-sided relationships individuals form with characters from
television and other media can have negative and positive outcomes. By noting the positive …

Emotion and narrative fiction: Interactive influences before, during, and after reading

RA Mar, K Oatley, M Djikic, J Mullin - Cognition & emotion, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Emotions are central to the experience of literary narrative fiction. Affect and mood can
influence what book people choose, based partly on whether their goal is to change or …