Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Reading Patterns, Engagement Style and Theory of Mind Subject The topic of the resource Literary fiction; Reading patterns; Short story task; Theory of mind Description An account of the resource Theory of mind (TOM) refers to a set of abilities which enables understanding of mental states including beliefs, emotions and intentions of self and others. The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of different reading patterns including frequency of reading fiction and genre preference on TOM performance. It also aims to compare the accuracy of TOM performance under explicit goal directed and non-directed reading conditions. To achieve this objective, a sample of 72 Indian college students were randomly allocated to two groups and were evaluated on the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET) and the Short Story Task (SST). The two groups differed with respect to task instructions aimed at mobilizing different manner of engagement (goal directed and nondirected) with the prose in the SST. The individual reading habits and preferences of all the participants were recorded by a self report questionnaire. Scores on the novel SST showed significant positive correlation with RMET scores. No significant difference in TOM performance with respect to the different engagement styles was found, indicating that TOM abilities function continuously and equally effectively when being used in goal directed and nondirected conditions. Notably, participants who reported to prefer literary fiction performed significantly better on the SST task than the participants who prefer popular fiction. This positive link between literary fiction and TOM has important implications in clinical and developmental fields and necessitates further research. 2021, National Academy of Psychology (NAOP) India. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Das A.; Vasudevan M.H. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Psychological Studies, Vol-67, No. 2, pp. 252-260. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Springer Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-021-00635-6" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-021-00635-6</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85123172444&amp;doi=10.1007%2Fs12646-021-00635-6&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=6c3824a3ecf026f42aa4762a04728d5f" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85123172444&amp;doi=10.1007%2fs12646-021-00635-6&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=6c3824a3ecf026f42aa4762a04728d5f</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Restricted Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 332968 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Das A., Christ (Deemed To Be University), Bengaluru, India; Vasudevan M.H., Christ (Deemed To Be University), Bengaluru, India