Journal article
The Textual Features of Fiction That Appeal to Readers: Emotion and Abstractness
Abstract
In two studies we assessed whether simple surface-level textual features of fictional works predict their appeal to readers. Specifically, we focused on the potential role of emotional valence and arousal, the presence of affective themes (i.e., sex, religion, and death), and word concreteness and frequency. In Study 1, we compiled a corpus of 1,471 short stories posted to a creative writing website along with ratings of these stories by …
Authors
Maslej MM; Mar RA; Kuperman V
Journal
Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 272–283
Publisher
American Psychological Association (APA)
Publication Date
May 1, 2021
DOI
10.1037/aca0000282
ISSN
1931-3896