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„My storyworld possible self" : evaluating reader responses to a graphic novel with a focus on self-transformation
Schleuter, M (2020) „My storyworld possible self" : evaluating reader responses to a graphic novel with a focus on self-transformation.
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| Abstract: | Reading fiction can influence our sense of self. Furthermore, reading experiences are extremely idiosyncratic. In the Psychology of fiction, a substantiated theory about how to measure self-transformation while reading, and explain idiosyncratic experiences was lacking. The Storyworld Possible Selves model offers a more operationalized approach to investigate self-transformation and unique experiences. The current study tests the model empirically and evaluates students' reader responses to a graphic Novel by means of an open-ended questionnaire. The results indicate that it is possible to give suggestions about self-transformative effects and related feelings. Moreover, individual differences may be explained and the model may reveal something about the nature of a reader, and socio-cultural information. If the suggestions are valid, the model could be used in narrative therapy because it is possible to identify significant self-conceptions and work with them. The model needs further investigation to see if the suggestions are valid. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/80450 |
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