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Enjoyment of Love-Related Dramas and the Implications of Perspective Taking

Communication Research

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Abstract

Communication Research, Volume 53, Issue 4, Page 530-559, June 2026.
To understand how viewers respond to two common movie plots (falling in love and cheating), this study considers the perspectives they might take. Study 1 tests which protagonists’ perspective viewers adopt when watching movies with falling-in-love versus ...