Superhero Films' Impacts on Prosocial Behavior: The Mediating Role of State-Empathy and Violence Justification.

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
Isabella Leandra Silva Santos, Carlos Eduardo Pimentel
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Abstract

The present research aimed to observe superhero films' impacts on prosocial behavior, mediated by state-empathy (cognitive, affective and associative empathy) and moral justification. To achieve this goal, two online experiments were conducted, each with 200 Brazilian volunteers (Study 1: 70.5% women, mean age = 28.82, SD = 9.22. Study 2: 52.5% men, mean age = 27.63, SD = 9.25). We used a scene from Batman v Superman as the stimulus in the experimental groups. Prosocial behavior was measured using a food allocation task. Data from both studies showed that even when featuring violent elements, superhero films positively impacted prosocial behavior. These effects were indirect, mediated by associative empathy in Study 1 and moral justification in Study 2. Results highlight the complex relationship between prosocial violent media (aggressive content with prosocial goals) and behavior. We also emphasize the research's novelty, as studies that investigate media content that is both negative and positive are still scarce.

超级英雄电影对亲社会行为的影响:国家同情与暴力正当化的中介作用》,《美国社会科学杂志》,2009 年第 3 期。
本研究旨在观察超级英雄电影对亲社会行为的影响,这种影响以状态移情(认知移情、情感移情和联想移情)和道德理由为中介。为了实现这一目标,我们进行了两项在线实验,每项实验都有 200 名巴西志愿者参加(研究 1:70.5% 为女性,平均年龄为 28.82 岁,SD=9.22。研究 2:52.5% 为男性,平均年龄 = 27.63,SD = 9.25)。我们在实验组中使用了《蝙蝠侠大战超人》中的一个场景作为刺激。亲社会行为通过食物分配任务进行测量。这两项研究的数据都表明,即使超级英雄电影具有暴力元素,也会对亲社会行为产生积极影响。这些影响是间接的,在研究 1 中通过联想移情起中介作用,在研究 2 中通过道德理由起中介作用。研究结果凸显了亲社会暴力媒体(具有亲社会目标的攻击性内容)与行为之间的复杂关系。我们还强调了这项研究的新颖性,因为调查媒体内容的负面和正面影响的研究仍然很少。
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ACS Applied Bio Materials
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