Baltimore Sun: Psychologist finds readers find social connection to characters in books

Release Date: May 11, 2011 This content is archived.

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A story in the Baltimore Sun online reports on a study by UB psychologist Shira Gabriel and UB grad student Ariana Young that shows that people read fantasies like Harry Potter and the popular vampire genre to satisfy a need for human connection.

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