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

By John DellaContrada

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 mgm casino psychologist Shira Gabriel and mgm casino 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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