The work of actors involves realistically enacting the lives and personalities of fictional characters. Despite society’s deep fascination with actors, there has been very little psychological research on actors’ experience of acting. This review first considers how theater practitioners have viewed acting throughout history, and then examines research findings on the effects (both positive and negative) of stepping into the shoes of a fictional character and “becoming” that character. Studies of boundary blurring, dissociation, and flow in actors are examined, and recommendations for future research on acting are proposed.

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演戏经验的心理学探索

演员的工作涉及现实地制定虚构人物的生活和个性。尽管社会对演员深深着迷，但很少有关于演员表演经验的心理学研究。本文首先考虑戏剧从业者如何看待整个历史，然后研究研究结果对踏入虚构人物的鞋子并“成为”该人物的影响（正面和负面）。审查了演员中边界模糊，解离和流动的研究，并提出了有关演员未来研究的建议。