Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ407981
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Publication Date: 1989
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The Role of Gender and Gender Role Similarity in Readers' Identification with Story Characters.
Jose, Paul E.
Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v21 n9-10 p697-713 Nov 1989
Tested the hypothesis that adult readers would identify with story characters who display a similar gender role orientation to themselves. Findings indicate an interaction between reader's gender role and character's gender role behavior. Davis's (1983) Interpersonal Reactivity Index (Empathic Concern subscale) significantly predicted identification level. (JS)
Descriptors: Characterization, Empathy, Females, Femininity, Fiction, Identification (Psychology), Males, Masculinity, Sex Differences, Sex Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Interpersonal Reactivity Index
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