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Klimmt, Christoph., Hefner, Dorothée. and Vorderer, Peter. "Identification With Media Characters as Temporary Alteration of Media Users’ Self-Concept" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, TBA, San Francisco, CA, May 23, 2007 <Not Available>. 2009-05-24 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p171502_index.html>

Klimmt, C. , Hefner, D. and Vorderer, P. , 2007-05-23 "Identification With Media Characters as Temporary Alteration of Media Users’ Self-Concept" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Communication Association, TBA, San Francisco, CA Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-05-24 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p171502_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: Most theories on audience responses to media characters rely on the fundamental assumption that media users experience themselves and the media persona as two distinct social entities. Consequently, the theorized psychological responses to characters are grounded on processes of observation, evaluation (e.g., empathy), and (para-social) dialogue. In this theoretical paper, we argue for the theoretical (e.g., escapism research) and empirical (advent of interactive media) relevance of a nondyadic alternative concept that has already been outlined as ‘identification’ (e.g., Cohen, 2001; Oatley, 1999). Based on reviews of dyadic and nondyadic approaches to the media user – character relationship, a reformulation of identification is proposed that builds on social psychological research on self-perceptions. Identification with a media character is construed as a temporary alteration of media users’ self-perception by inclusion of perceived properties of the target media character. Implications for media enjoyment, media effects and the measurement of identification are discussed.

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