Klein Hugh, Shiffman Kenneth S
Kensington Research Institute, 401 Schuyler Road, Silver Spring, MD 20910, United States.
Body Image. 2006 Dec;3(4):353-63. doi: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2006.08.001. Epub 2006 Sep 7.
Relying upon a content analysis of one specific type of medium to which young people are exposed beginning at an early age, on a regular basis, and for many years (i.e., animated cartoons), the present study examines what types of messages are provided about being physically unattractive, physically attractive, and ordinary-looking. This research concerns itself with identifying the characteristics that tend to be associated with being good-looking or unattractive, and then discussing the implications of the findings. Results indicate that many variables were found to differ based on cartoon characters' physical attractiveness, including gender, age, intelligence, body weight, emotional states experienced, prosocial behaviors, antisocial behaviors, and overall goodness/badness. Whenever differences were found, the overriding tendency was for cartoons to provide positive messages about being attractive and negative messages about being unattractive.
本研究基于对一种特定媒介的内容分析，这种媒介是年轻人从小就经常接触且多年来持续接触的（即动画卡通片），旨在探究关于外表不吸引人、外表吸引人以及相貌平平所传达的信息类型。本研究关注识别那些往往与好看或不好看相关的特征，然后讨论研究结果的意义。结果表明，基于卡通人物的外表吸引力，发现许多变量存在差异，包括性别、年龄、智力、体重、经历的情绪状态、亲社会行为、反社会行为以及整体的好坏。每当发现差异时，总体趋势是卡通片传达关于外表有吸引力的积极信息以及关于外表不吸引人的消极信息。
