The sense of well-being derived from empathy and attachment for a cohabitant character
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In order to examine the detailed attachment structure held by fans of a talking toy character (Primopuel), the contents of fan letters sent to a toy company were analyzed. Using our content classification system (Matsumoto et al, 2003, 2004), 51 fan letters were analyzed in terms of attachment. Based on the results of factor analysis, we argue that attachment is one of the factors that (a) evokes empathy towards the character, (b) prompts fans to consider the character as “cohabitant,” and (c) enhances the fan’s social activities, as well as (d) functioning to evoke a sense of well-being in the fan. We also classify the fans into two groups; (i) fans who empathize passively with the character/ others and (ii) fans who empathize actively.
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