{"id":1464,"date":"2020-11-05T16:57:23","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T16:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southlakeuniontherapy.com\/?p=1464"},"modified":"2021-02-26T04:52:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T04:52:22","slug":"the-psychological-effects-of-literary-vs-popular-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southlakeuniontherapy.com\/the-psychological-effects-of-literary-vs-popular-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"The Psychological Effects of Literary vs Popular Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.southlakeuniontherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/young-woman-reading-a-book-770x515-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southlakeuniontherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/young-woman-reading-a-book-770x515-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1466\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent study \"suggests that the type of fiction a person reads affects their social cognition in different ways.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers make it clear they are not making a value judgment between the two styles.&nbsp; Personally, I skew more heavily toward literary fiction (actually, these days, non-fiction) but I read both.  Of literary fiction the researches say, \"It is important, but it can paralyze us in our attempt to navigate the social world. \"&nbsp; This explains so much about my social experiences in school.&nbsp; Fascinating article!&nbsp; &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.psypost.org\/2020\/10\/reading-literary-versus-popular-fiction-promotes-different-socio-cognitive-processes-study-suggests-58381\">Read the entire article as published on PsyPost here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent study \"suggests that the type of fiction a person reads affects their social cognition in different ways.\" The researchers make it clear they are not making a value judgment between the two styles.&nbsp; Personally, I skew more heavily toward literary fiction (actually, these days, non-fiction) but I read both. 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