Themes in Superhero-Based Television Shows: An Opportunity for the Development of Children and Adolescents Through Co-Viewing and Active Mediation.
active mediation
co-viewing
media
superhero
television
violence
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 May 2020
05 May 2020
Historique:
entrez:
12
6
2020
pubmed:
12
6
2020
medline:
12
6
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The depiction of superheroes and comic book characters in television shows has become incredibly popular. The objective of this study was to determine the positive and negative themes depicted in a select number of superhero-based television shows. A total of 49 episodes from 10 superhero-based television shows were analyzed by four independent reviewers. The average number of positive and negative themes was 18.8 and 36.9 mean events per hour, respectively, for all included episodes. The most common positive themes in our sample were associated with service, teamwork, and encouragement, and the most common negative themes were associated with violence, bullying, and alcohol use. Although exposure to positive themes depicted in superhero-based television shows may be beneficial to the development of children and adolescents, pediatric health care providers should counsel families in an attempt to limit their exposure to violence and other negative themes depicted in this genre of television shows.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32523822
doi: 10.7759/cureus.7965
pmc: PMC7273351
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e7965Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020, Kim et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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