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Character Sympathy

Character Sympathy is a literary construct denoting the reader's emotional alignment with a narrative character, distinguished by its basis in the character's perceived moral integrity, suffering, or vulnerability.

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43

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18

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Publications per year

2017–2026

5

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Publications

37

Empathy-Related Responding: Associations with Prosocial Behavior, Aggression, and Intergroup Relations

Nancy Eisenberg, Natalie D. Eggum, Laura Di Giunta · Social Issues and Policy Review · 2010 · 659 citations · Full text

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Classical and Vignette Television Advertising Dramas: Structural Models, Formal Analysis, and Consumer Effects

Barbara B. Stern · Journal of Consumer Research · 1994 · 189 citations

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The marriage of minds: reading sympathy in the Victorian marriage plot

Choice Reviews Online · 2008 · 143 citations

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Hard-boiled sentimentality: the secret history of American crime stories

Choice Reviews Online · 2009 · 140 citations

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Superman vs. BAD Man? The Effects of Empathy and Game Character in Violent Video Games

Christian Happ, André Melzer, Georges Steffgen · Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking · 2013 · 71 citations

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Authors

43

  1. HS
    Howard Sklar

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    2 publications · 38 citations

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  2. AM
    Angela M. Smith

    University of Virginia, United States

    1 publications · 30 citations

    1

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  3. RG
    Rae Greiner

    1 publications · 49 citations

    1

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  4. AG
    Alessandro Giovannelli

    Lafayette College, United States

    1 publications · 29 citations

    1

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  5. DO
    David Owen

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    1 publications · 28 citations

    1

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Institutions

18

  1. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    30 citations

  2. The Ohio State University at Marion

    Marion, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

  3. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    20 citations

  4. Lafayette College

    Easton, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    29 citations

  5. University of Luxembourg

    Luxembourg, Luxembourg

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    213 citations

  6. Utrecht University

    Utrecht, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    37 citations

  7. Universidade Federal Fluminense

    Niterói, Brazil

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    17 citations

  8. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    1.3K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 364 citations

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  2. Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism

    2 publications · 53 citations

    2

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  3. Poetics Today

    2 publications · 39 citations

    2

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  4. Hume studies

    2 publications · 61 citations

    2

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  5. British Journal for the History of Philosophy

    BJHP · 1 publications · 37 citations

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