Lea un libro y manténgase conectado

Más allá del entretenimiento y la educación, la lectura satisface una necesidad psicológica, según afirma una investigadora

Robert Preidt Traducido del inglés: miércoles, 27 de abril, 2011 MIÉRCOLES, 27 de abril (HealthDay News/HolaDoctor) -- Leer un libro puede satisfacer la necesidad humana vital de pertenencia, según un estudio reciente.

En la investigación participaron 140 estudiantes universitarios a quienes se dio treinta minutos para leer un pasaje seleccionado de la novela de vampirosCrepúsculo o de la novela de hechiceros Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal. Los pasajes se enfocaban en las vidas de vampiros o hechicerps.

Entonces, se evaluó la conexión psicológica de los estudiantes con los vampiros o los hechiceros, lo que se conoce como "efectos de asimilación". Los que leyeron Harry Potter se "convirtieron" en hechiceros, y los que leyeron Crepúsculo se "convirtieron" en vampiros. El mayor efecto se observó en los participantes que tenían una mayor orientación grupal.

El estudio también encontró que la "pertenencia" a comunidades ficticias en los libros otorgaba a las personas el mismo estado de ánimo y satisfacción vital que la asociación con grupos de la vida real, según las investigadoras, la psicóloga Shira Gabriel, de la Universidad de SUNY en Buffalo y la estudiante de postgrado Ariana Young.

"El estudio explica cómo este fenómeno cotidiano (la lectura) funciona no sólo para el entretenimiento o la educación, sino también como algo que satisface una necesidad psicológica profunda", aseguró Young en un comunicado de prensa de la Asociación de Ciencias Psicológicas.

Los hallazgos aparecerán en la revista de la asociación, Psychological Science.
Artículo por HealthDay, traducido por Hispanicare

FUENTE: Association for Psychological Science, news release, April 22, 2011
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