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- Akdu, Serap(1)
- Demir, Nalan(1)
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- MakaleYalnız künye2026Narrative empathy in the tourist guiding experience: a conceptual model linking emotional labor to narrative transportation
Akdu, Serap
Tour guiding facilitates tourists' cognitive and emotional immersion, yet the psychological mechanisms underlying the link between guides' emotional labor and tourists' engagement remain underexplored. This conceptual study examines how guides' emotional labor translates into experiential outcomes, offering theoretical and practical implications for tour guiding research and training. Drawing on Emotional Labor, Narrative Transportation, and empathy-oriented theories, the study reconceptualizes narrative empathy as a distinct tourist-internal psychological process operating as a mediating construct. Rather than representing simple emotional engagement, narrative empathy involves cognitive perspective-taking and affective resonance with the narrative world. The proposed model suggests that guides' emotional labor performance, exemplified by authentic emotion regulation strategies such as deep acting, is expressed through structured storytelling and narrative cues. This storytelling performance elicits narrative empathy in tourists, enhancing their cognitive and emotional engagement and facilitating narrative transportation. The process is influenced by interaction dynamics, prior expectations, and group dynamics, while performance indicators, such as tone of voice, body language, and dramatization, strengthen its effectiveness. These mechanisms contribute to higher tourist satisfaction and memorable experiences. By clarifying narrative empathy as the psychological mechanism connecting guide performance with tourist narrative transportation, this study advances tourism theory through a process-oriented conceptual framework and provides practical insights for guide training.
- MakaleYalnız künye2025Narrative empathy in young adult literature: Am I normal yet?
Demir, Nalan
Mental health issues are increasingly common in modern societies, yet public awareness has not kept pace. The invisibility of psychological disorders and fear of stigma contribute to this gap. Early detection is vital, especially among young people. Literature with its impact on emotional and cognitive development, can help raise awareness and provide support. This study examines Holly Bourne’s Am I Normal Yet? through the lens of narrative empathy to explore how fiction can shape perceptions of mental illness. It analyzes the novel’s first-person narration and embodied narration, which may evoke empathy for the protagonist experiencing obsessive-compulsive disorder. These techniques can encourage emotional engagement and foster compassionate attitudes toward mental health challenges. Moreover, such literature may offer validation and solidarity to struggling readers. Ultimately, this research highlights young adult fiction's potential to enhance mental health literacy and act as an empathetic bridge between individual experience and societal understanding.