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050101 languages & linguisticsMedia psychologyInfatuationmedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciences050109 social psychologyHuman sexualityAsexualityFeelingAesthetics0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesConversationThematic analysisPsychologyGeneral Psychologymedia_commonQualitative researchdescription
Fictosexuality, fictoromance, and fictophilia are terms that have recently become popular in online environments as indicators of strong and lasting feelings of love, infatuation, or desire for one or more fictional characters. This article explores the phenomenon by qualitative thematic analysis of 71 relevant online discussions. Five central themes emerge from the data: (1) fictophilic paradox, (2) fictophilic stigma, (3) fictophilic behaviors, (4) fictophilic asexuality, and (5) fictophilic supernormal stimuli. The findings are further discussed and ultimately compared to the long-term debates on human sexuality in relation to fictional characters in Japanese media psychology. Contexts for future conversation and research are suggested.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-12 | Frontiers in Psychology |