Data, Models, and Decisions: How We Can Shape Our World by Not Predicting the Future

Popper, Niki

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-86144-5_40

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“…Though pilots, protagonists, stories lines, and ideologies may differ across various sci-fi works, the genre takes humanity as its metacharacter and the possible human fate as its metanarrative, in contrast with any other popular genres. As literature studies have figured out, sci-fi places human conditions in the heart of discussion, and is powerful in its ability to connect us with human issues ( Popper, 2022 ). Not only does it reflect the basic and universal needs of human beings to live and survive, but also the shared desire for all human societies to develop and thrive.…”

Section: Theoretical Background and Hypothesis Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can science fiction engagement predict identification with all humanity? Testing a moderated mediation model

Zhou

Zhang

2022

Front. Psychol.

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Identification with all humanity (IWAH) is viewed as a critical construct that facilitates global solidarity. However, its origins have rarely been explored in previous literature, and no study has yet investigated the role of pop-culture in cultivating IWAH. To address this gap, this study initially focuses on science fiction (sci-fi), a specific pop-culture genre with worldwide audiences, and examines its effect on IWAH. It hypothesized a direct association between sci-fi engagement and IWAH from the narrative persuasion approach, and an indirect association via abstract construal based on the cognitive-literary approach. Moreover, the moderating role of actively open-minded thinking (AOT) in the direct and indirect association was also assessed. Results were obtained through a cross-sectional survey conducted in China (n = 570) and showed that sci-fi engagement was positively associated with IWAH; this association was also partially mediated by abstract construal. Interestingly, and inconsistent with our hypotheses, AOT positively moderated the indirect effect but negatively moderated the direct effect. Theoretical and practical implications for cultivating IWAH from the media and pop-cultural perspective were discussed.

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Section: Theoretical Background and Hypothesis Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%