Portrayal of Stepparents in Movie Plot Summaries
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13667201 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen Claxton-Oldfield (0000-0001-6979-0694, St. Francis Xavier University), Stephen Claxton‐Oldfield (St. Francis Xavier University, corresponding author), Bonnie Butler (Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University of Newfoundland) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 879-882 |
| Publication date | 1998-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1998.82.3.879 |
| OpenAlex | W2141590706 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 6 |
55 summaries of movie plots that mentioned a stepparent by name were examined. 58.2% of these 55 plot summaries portrayed the stepparent in negative terms. The remaining 41.8% of the plot summaries contained no evaluative comments. None of the plot summaries presented the stepparents in a specifically positive manner. It was concluded that the negative perception of stepparents in our society may be associated, at least in part, with the unsavoury way in which stepparents are portrayed in the movies
Audiology · Perception · Plot (graphics · Statistics · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Mathematics · Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2024 (25) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |