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Dr. Katalin E. Bálint is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Science at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam since 2018. She defended her PhD dissertation in 2012 in the field of Psychology at Pécs University (Hungary). She was a postdoc researcher at Utrecht University in an NWO-funded project entitled Varieties and Determinants of Absorption in Narrative Literature and Film (2012-2014). She taught and researched at University of Augsburg (Germany) at the department of Media, Knowledge and Communication (2014-2016). Afterwards, she joined the New Media Design track at the department of Communication and Cognition at Tilburg University (2017-2018).
Grants
Katalin E. Bálint was awarded a 3-year individual research grant by the German Science Foundation (Basis Module) in 2017. The project investigates the role of audio-visual formal features in eliciting empathy and prosocial behavior in film viewers.
Education/Academic qualification
Psychology, PhD, University of Pecs
Film studies, Master, University of ELTE
1 Sep 2003 → 15 Jul 2008
Psychology, Master, University of ELTE, Budapest
1 Sep 1999 → 15 Jul 2005
Keywords
- Narrative
- Fictional stories
- Media psychology
- Media entertainment
- Film viewers
- Social cognition
- Empathy
- Narrative engagment
- Formal features of cinema
- Psychology of cinematography
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Theory of Mind
Medicine & Life Sciences
social cognition
Social Sciences
narrative
Social Sciences
Motion Pictures
Medicine & Life Sciences
Professional Role
Medicine & Life Sciences
experience
Social Sciences
Aptitude
Medicine & Life Sciences
virtual reality
Social Sciences
Network
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Research Output 2014 2019
Absorbed Character Engagement: From social cognition responses to the experience with fictional constructions.
Balint, K. & Tan, E., 2019, Screening Characters: Theories of Character in Film, Television, and Interactive Media. Riis, J. & Taylor, A. (eds.). Routledge, p. 209-229 (AFI Film Readers).Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
File
social cognition
qualitative interview
experience
Narrative Sequence Position of Close-ups Influences Cognitive and Affective Processing and Facilitates Theory of Mind
Balint, K. & Rooney, B., 6 Mar 2019, In : Art and Perception . 7, 1, p. 27-51 25 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Close-up
Affective
Theory of Mind
Visual Narrative
Software
Personal relevance in story reading: a research review.
Kuzmicov, A. & Balint, K., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Poetics Today.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
Reader
Emotional Response
Individual Differences
Literary Text
Emotion
Shot scale and viewers’ responses to characters in animated films
Balint, K. & Rooney, B., 1 Nov 2018, Emotion in Animated Films. Uhrig, M. (ed.). New York: Routledge, p. 162-180 18 p. (Routledge Advances in Film Studies).Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
Viewer
Animated Film
Animation
Close-up
Emotion
Virtual reality, presence and social cognition: The effect of eye-gaze and narrativity on character engagement
Rooney, B., Burke, C., Balint, K., O'leary, T., Parsons, T., Lee, C. T. & Mantei, C., 24 Apr 2018, Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., p. 1-6 6 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
social cognition
virtual reality
contact
experience
manipulation
Activities 2014 2018
- 2 Peer review
Frontiers in Psychiatry (Journal)
Katalin Eva Balint (Reviewer)2018 → …
Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Peer review › Academic
Patient Education and Counseling (Journal)
Katalin Eva Balint (Reviewer)2014 → …
Activity: Peer review and Editorial work › Peer review › Academic
Prizes
An investigation of how formal features in audio-visual narratives influence audience members’ empathy and prosocial behaviour
Katalin Eva Balint (Recipient), 27 Oct 2017
Prize › Academic
empathy
grant
narrative
It matters how it is told: How does the portrayal of characters in fictional narratives influence film viewers’ attitudes and responses towards characters?
Katalin Eva Balint (Recipient), 2016
Prize › Academic
narrative