Table 1. Study 1: Means, standard deviations, reliabilities and correlations of the study variables.

	Variable	Time	M	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1	Condition	T1	.55	–	–
2	Empathy	T1	3.61	.61	−.15	.71
3	Narrative Understanding	T2	3.74	.91	.18	−.01	.76
4	Attentional Focus	T2	3.41	1.14	.27*	.04	.70**	.91
5	Emotional Transportation	T2	2.21	.91	−.15	.13	−.01	.14	.85
6	Empathy	T2	3.54	.64	−.27*	.91**	−.08	−.03	.16	.75
7	Empathy	T3	3.56	.59	−.14	.85**	−.07	.07	.19	.87**	.79

Note. Reliabilities are reported along the diagonal. N = 66; Condition: 0 = Control, 1 = Fiction. *p<.05, **p<.01.