The impact of foregrounding in literary texts on reduction of stigma of depression through identification

Giulia Scapin; Elly Konijn; Katalin Balint; Frank Hakemulder; Jonathan Cohen

The impact of foregrounding in literary texts on reduction of stigma of depression through identification

Giulia Scapin, Elly Konijn, Katalin Balint, Frank Hakemulder, Jonathan Cohen

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Abstract

The present study explores the possibility to influence stigma about depression through exposure to a literary text. Such exposure is expected to foster identification, enhance empathic reactions and increase motivation for prosocial behaviour. In addition, foregrounding is expected to play a pivotal role in the potential effects of literary texts on readers by upsetting readers’ schemata. Therefore, in a correlational research design, the readers’ processing of foregrounding will be assessed for each participant, together with identification and empathy with the story character, prosocial behaviour and stigmatization; expected results will clarify the relationship between these variables in literary texts.

Original language	English
Publication status	Unpublished - 14 Jul 2022
Event	International Society for Empirical Study of Literature - Online, Orlando Duration: 14 Jul 2022 → 16 Jul 2022 Conference number: 18 https://sciences.ucf.edu/igel/

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Conference	International Society for Empirical Study of Literature
Abbreviated title	IGEL
City	Orlando
Period	14/07/22 → 16/07/22
Internet address	https://sciences.ucf.edu/igel/

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Literature
Stigma reduction
Identification
Style
Foregrounding

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The impact of foregrounding in literary texts on reduction of stigma of depression through identification

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