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"Narrative Absorption" -- "Editorial page" -- "Title page" -- "LCC data" -- "Table of contents" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "Narrative absorption: Introduction and overview" -- "1. Introduction" -- "2. Overview" -- "2.1 Conceptualizations of narrative absorption" -- "2.2 Empirical studies on narrative absorption" -- "2.3 Outcomes of narrative absorption" -- "3. Outlook" -- "References" -- "Part I. Conceptualization of narrative absorption" -- "Chapter 1. Beyond metaphors and traditions: Exploring the conceptual boundaries of narrative engagementExploring the conceptual boundaries of narrative engagement" -- "1. Introduction" -- "2. Metaphorical and traditional levels of distinction" -- "2.1 Metaphorical levels" -- "2.2 Traditional levels" -- "3. The conceptual level of distinction" -- "3.1 Core narrative experience: Transportation, narrative engagement, absorption" -- "3.2 Partial overlap with the core narrative experience: Flow, presence, and identification" -- "3.3 Correlates of the core narrative experience: Realism and enjoyment" -- "3.4 True difference to the core narrative experience: Involvement" -- "4. Measurement of narrative experience" -- "5. Conclusion" -- "References" -- "Chapter 2. Towards a new understanding of absorbing reading experiences: Towards a new understanding of absorbing reading experiences" -- "1. Introduction " -- "2. Absorption research taxonomy" -- "2.1 Story world absorption" -- "3. There is more to a narrative than story world" -- "3.1 Foregrounding and absorption" -- "3.2 Empirical studies on the relationship between absorption and foregrounding" -- "3.3 Introducing artifact absorption" -- "4. Towards a new understanding of narrative aesthetic absorption" -- "4.1 âWeaving in and outâ of narrative aesthetic absorption" -- "5. Discussion" -- "References "Chapter 3. Narrative persuasion: Effects of transporting stories on attitudes, beliefs, and behaviorsEffects of transporting stories on attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors" -- "1. Introduction" -- "1.1 Measurement" -- "1.2 Individual differences" -- "1.3 Related concepts" -- "1.4 Transportation and belief change: Mechanisms" -- "1.5 Outcomes" -- "1.6 Self-relevant outcomes" -- "2. Future research" -- "2.1 Restorative narratives" -- "2.2 Interactive narratives" -- "2.3 Multiple narratives" -- "3. Conclusion" -- "References" -- "Chapter 4. Immersion into narrative and poetic worlds: A neurocognitive poetics perspective" -- "1. Introduction" -- "2. Familiarity/fluency" -- "3. Heightened, unforced concentration (attention)" -- "4. Einfühlung (empathy), mood empathy, identification, and fiction feelings" -- "4. Einfühlung (empathy), mood empathy, identification, and fiction feelings" -- "5. Suspense, curiosity, and surprise" -- "5.1 Suspense" -- "5.2 Curiosity" -- "5.3 Surprise" -- "6. Optimal descriptive density, action density, and perceptual-motor enactment" -- "7. Methodological issues: How to operationalize, induce, and measure immersion?" -- "7.1 Immersing in the uncanny: The Sandman studies" -- "7.2 Relations between rating variables" -- "7.3 Reader analysis: Individual immersion curves and personality variables" -- "8. Conclusions and outlook" -- "References" -- "Chapter 5. Into film: Does absorption in a movieâs story world pose a paradox?Does absorption in a movieâs story world pose a paradox?" -- "1. The problem: Dual awareness" -- "2. Consciousness and the experience of film stories" -- "2.1 Consciousness and the unitary experience" -- "2.2 Degrees of consciousness and dual awareness" -- "3. Why narrative structure escapes consciousness" -- "4. Why story world events occupy consciousness" -- "4.1 Interesting events "4.2 Development of anticipations" -- "5. How unseen film technology enhances story world experiences" -- "6. A solution: Unitary experience in absorbed film viewing" -- "7. Absorption is a supervised staging of the story world" -- "8. Limitations" -- "9. Conclusion" -- "References" -- "Chapter 6. âSpellbound in darknessâ: Narrative absorption discussed by film theory" -- "1. Introduction" -- "2. The paradoxical dreamer" -- "3. The impression of reality" -- "4. Fictionalisation" -- "5. Immersion" -- "6. Conclusion" -- "References" -- "Chapter 7. Antecedents of identification: Character, text, and audiences" -- "1. Introduction" -- "2. What exactly is identification?" -- "3. Consequences of identification" -- "3.1 Enjoyment" -- "3.2 Interpretation" -- "3.3 Moral disengagement" -- "3.4 Influences on the self" -- "4. Differences between identification and other concepts" -- "4.1 Parasocial interaction" -- "4.2 Identification and transportation" -- "5. Antecedents of identification" -- "5.1 Similarity" -- "5.2 Character virtue" -- "5.3 Textual features" -- "5.4 Individual and contextual differences" -- "6. Conclusion" -- "References" -- "Part II. Empirical studies on narrative absorption" -- "Chapter 8. Identifying with in-game characters: Exploring player articulations of identification and presence" -- "1. Introduction" -- "2. The need to reassess perspective in games" -- "3. A multi-method approach to gameplay experience" -- "4. Identification and presence in a first- and third-person game" -- "5. Identification as a selective process" -- "6. Conclusion" -- "References" -- "Chapter 9. The effect of suspense structure on felt suspense and narrative absorption in literature and film: The effect of suspense structure on felt suspense and narrative absorption in literature and film: The effect of suspense structure on felt suspe" -- "1. Introduction "1.1 Narrative suspense structures" -- "1.2 Felt suspense and narrative absorption" -- "2. Method" -- "2.1 Design and procedure" -- "2.2 Participants" -- "2.3 Stimulus material" -- "2.4 Measures" -- "3. Results" -- "4. Discussion" -- "4.1 Relation between suspense and absorption" -- "4.2 The effect of suspense structure on felt suspense and narrative absorption" -- "4.2 The effect of suspense structure on felt suspense and narrative absorption" -- "4.3 The effect of media format on felt suspense and narrative absorption" -- "4.4 Limitations and recommendations" -- "4.5 Suggestions for further research" -- "5. Conclusion" -- "Acknowledgements" -- "References" -- "Chapter 10. Elaboration, emotion, and transportation: Implications for conceptual analysis and textual features" -- "1. Introduction" -- "2. Components of absorption" -- "2.1 Transportation" -- "2.2 Evoked realism" -- "2.3 Emotional responses" -- "2.4 Personal memories" -- "3. Evidence on functional relations" -- "4. Method" -- "4.1 Materials" -- "4.2 Respondents" -- "4.3 Analysis" -- "5. Results" -- "6. Discussion" -- "6.1 The role of elaboration" -- "6.2 Textual features for absorption" -- "6.3 Concluding remarks" -- "References" -- "Chapter 11. Forms of absorption that facilitate the aesthetic and explanatory effects of literary reading: Forms of absorption that facilitate the aesthetic and explanatory effects of literary reading: Forms of absorption that facilitate the aesthetic and" -- "1. Introduction" -- "1.1 Contrasting assumptions about absorption-like states" -- "1.2 Aesthetic attitude (re-visited)" -- "1.3 Identifying specific sources of tension in theories of absorption" -- "1.4 Different forms of absorption" -- "2. Discussion" -- "2.1 Research prospects" -- "References" -- "Part III. Outcomes of narrative absorption "Chapter 12. Absorption and meaningfulness: Examining the relationship between eudaimonic media use and engagement" -- "1. Introduction" -- "2. Concepts and scope" -- "3. Meaningfulness as a predictor of absorption" -- "3.1 Meaningful-related traits as precursors to engagement" -- "3.2 Meaningful-related states as predictors of absorption" -- "4. Meaningfulness as an outcome of absorption" -- "4.1 Absorption itself as a meaningful process" -- "5. Absorption into meaningful content" -- "5.1 Why meaningful content is absorbing" -- "5.2 Gratifications of confronting difficulties" -- "5.3 Gratifications of hope and gratitude" -- "5.4 Gratifications of connectedness" -- "6. Limitations and future directions" -- "7. Conclusion" -- "References" -- "Chapter 13. The role of absorption processes in narrative health communication" -- "1. Introduction" -- "2. Absorption and models of narrative health communication" -- "3. The relation of transportation and identification to narrative impact" -- "4. Reduced resistance as a consequence of absorption" -- "5. The relation between absorption and self-referencing" -- "6. Moving forward: Implications and future research" -- "References" -- "Chapter 14. Absorption in narrative fiction and its possible impact on social abilities" -- "1. Introduction" -- "2. Fiction supports the simulation of social experiences" -- "3. Empirical evidence that fiction is related to real-world social understanding" -- "3.1 Neuroscience" -- "3.2 Behavioral â correlational" -- "3.3 Behavioral â experimental" -- "4. Could absorption moderate the relation between reading and social outcomes?" -- "4. Could absorption moderate the relation between reading and social outcomes?" -- "5. Absorption into fictional narratives as a possible intervention" -- "6. Television and videogame narratives" -- "7. Conclusions" -- "References
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