%0 Journal Article %A Bae, Hyuhn-Suhck %A Lee, Doohwang %A Bae, Rosie EunGyuhl %T Emotional engagement with the plot and characters: A narrative film on hearing-impaired sexual assault victims %D 2014 %J Narrative Inquiry %V 24 %N 2 %P 309-327 %@ 1387-6740 %R https://doi.org/10.1075/ni.24.2.07bae %K transportation %K empathy %K sympathy %K plot engagement %K character affiliation/alignment %K emotional engagement %I John Benjamins %X Based on the Extended-Elaboration Likelihood Model and the Entertainment Overcoming Resistance Model, this study examines the relationships between several variables believed to moderate or mediate narrative effects, including (a) prior issue/topic involvement; (b) plot engagement (transportation); (c) character affiliation/alignment (sympathy and empathy); and (d) narrative-consistent behavioral intentions. The results based on respondents who viewed a movie detailing the abuse of hearing-impaired individuals indicate that prior involvement predicted narrative transportation and emotions (both sympathy and empathy); narrative transportation predicted emotions; and narrative transportation and sympathy predicted narrative-consistent behavioral intentions. The respondents who viewed the movie (707 respondents) were more likely to show narrative-consistent behavioral intentions than those who did not (323). These results have important theoretical and practical implications. %U https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/ni.24.2.07bae