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Identification With Characters

Identification with Characters is a psychological construct in narrative persuasion and performance theory that denotes the process through which an audience member or performer internalizes a fictional character’s thoughts, emotions, and perspectives as if they were their own, thereby dissolving the perceived boundary between self and character.

47

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5.9K

Citations

108

Authors

53

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

19

Variants

Character Identification

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Publications

47

Defining Identification: A Theoretical Look at the Identification of Audiences With Media Characters

Jonathan Cohen · Mass Communication & Society · 2001 · 1.9K citations

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Young Adults' Wishful Identification With Television Characters: The Role of Perceived Similarity and Character Attributes

Cynthia A. Hoffner, Martha Buchanan · Media Psychology · 2005 · 655 citations

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Children's wishful identification and parasocial interaction with favorite television characters

Cynthia A. Hoffner · Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media · 1996 · 520 citations

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Identification as a Mechanism of Narrative Persuasion

Anneke de Graaf, Hans Hoeken, José Sanders et al. · Communication Research · 2011 · 475 citations

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Identification with characters and narrative persuasion through fictional feature films

Communications · 2010 · 257 citations

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Authors

108

  1. JC
    Jonathan Cohen

    University of Haifa, Israel

    4 publications · 2.1K citations

    4

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  2. CA
    Cynthia A. Hoffner

    Georgia State University, United States

    3 publications · 1.4K citations

    3

    h-index

  3. AH
    Adrienne H. Chung

    The Ohio State University, United States

    2 publications · 391 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. JS
    José Sanders

    Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands

    2 publications · 609 citations

    2

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  5. NS
    Nathian Shae Rodriguez

    San Diego State University, United States

    2 publications · 60 citations

    2

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Institutions

53

  1. University of Haifa

    Haifa, Israel

    5 h-index

    12 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. Texas Tech University

    Lubbock, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    84 citations

  5. Georgia State University

    Atlanta, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    1.1K citations

  6. Universidad de Salamanca

    Salamanca, Spain

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    297 citations

  7. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    297 citations

  8. Manchester Metropolitan University

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

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Venues

  1. Media Psychology

    MP · 3 publications · 990 citations

    4

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  2. Mass Communication & Society

    3 publications · 2.1K citations

    3

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  3. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

    2 publications · 547 citations

    2

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  4. Journal of Communication

    2 publications · 391 citations

    2

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  5. Scientific Study of Literature

    2 publications · 75 citations

    2

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