In a seriesofexperimentspublishedin 2015, researchersinItalyexaminedwhetherreadingHarryPotterimprovesattitudestowardstigmatizedgroups, includingimmigrantsandLGBTQpeople.
Andaccordingtothenarrativecollective-assimilationhypothesis, experiencing a narrativeleadsustopsychologicallybecome a partofthegroupdescribedwithinthenarrative.