Young Females' Images of Motherhood in Relation to Television Viewing

Ex, C. T. G. M.

doi:10.1093/joc/52.4.955

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“…It has thus been considered to be of great interest for media effects research (Behm-Morawitz & Mastro, 2008) and will also be examined in the present work. Some research has suggested that TV exposure shapes young women’s ideas of motherhood (Ex, Janssens, & Korzilius, 2002), marriage (Segrin & Nabi, 2002) and women’s role in the work world (Signorielli, 1993); but these were all correlational studies that do not allow for causal inferences—the reversed causal order may exist if gender role attitudes and perceptions lead to selective viewing of TV programming featuring gender-relevant roles.…”

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A Crack in the Crystal Ball? Prolonged Exposure to Media Portrayals of Social Roles Affect Possible Future Selves

Knobloch‐Westerwick

Kennard

Westerwick

et al. 2013

Communication Research

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A prolonged-exposure experiment, spanning 10 days, investigated how gender-typed portrayals in magazines affect young women’s visions of their personal future. Competing hypotheses regarding impacts on possible future selves were derived from social cognitive theory and social comparison theory. Women (N = 215) viewed magazine pages with females in either professional or caretaker roles, as beauty ideals, or without individuals (control group). Gender-typed roles remained salient 3 days after last exposure. Portrayals of professionals and caretakers instigated more negative responses related to personal future than beauty ideals. Thus, despite much advocacy for increasing the number of strong female role models in the media, the perpetuation of traditional beauty ideals makes women feel more positively about their future.

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A Crack in the Crystal Ball? Prolonged Exposure to Media Portrayals of Social Roles Affect Possible Future Selves

Knobloch‐Westerwick

Kennard

Westerwick

et al. 2013

Communication Research

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“…As a persuasive socialising agent, prolonged exposure to television can shape its viewers’ perceptions about roles, norms, and reality in general (Scharrer, 2012). Researchers using Cultivation Theory have studied the attitudinal effects of media representations in many different contexts (Ex, Janssens, & Korzilius, 2002; Ward, 2002), but not on parenthood. Perhaps the most relevant or comparable example (related to family), is a study about the influence of mass media on perceptions of marriage.…”

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Title: New Parents’ Idealistic Expectations of Parenthood: The Impact of Preconceived Ideas

Sanders¹,

Lehmann

Gardner

2021

Journal of Family Issues

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Parenthood is a significant life transition with considerable impacts on parent, child and family wellbeing. While life-enhancing, it is also stressful. New parents’ often hold unrealistic expectations and do not prepare adequately for the new role. Applying a critical exploratory Grounded Theory approach, this study explores the reasons for expectant parents’ unrealistic expectations. Thirty parents were interviewed about their preconceptions of parenthood, how they impacted on early parenting experiences and what, if anything, might help better prepare parents for this role. Participants reported unrealistic expectations, a lack of preparation, and recommended that parenting information be provided by professionals prenatally to help prevent adverse effects. In addition, we advocate promoting critical thinking to help parents identify and grapple with facets of social life that support and impede the way they experience and cope with parenthood, leading to the capacity to challenge cultural pressures that may make parenting even more difficult.

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“…Young, college-aged adults explore their futures and contemplate important relational and professional decisions at this life stage (Arnett, 2000;Peake & Harris, 2002). These decisions have been shown to be influenced by media exposure (e.g., Ex, Janssens, & Korzilius, 2002;Knobloch-Westerwick & Hoplamazian, 2012;Segrin & Nabi, 2002;Signorielli, 1993). For example, a prolonged exposure experiment (Knobloch-Westerwick, Kennard, Westerwick, Willis, & Gong, 2014) presented college women with magazine pages showing females in either professional or caretaker roles, as beauty ideals, or pages without individuals shown, and revealed that portrayals of professionals and caretakers instigated more negative responses related to personal future than beauty ideals.…”

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The Allure of Aphrodite: How Gender-Congruent Media Portrayals Impact Adult Women's Possible Future Selves

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This study investigated how media exposure affects how noncollege women envision their futures. Over 5 days, a prolonged exposure experiment presented childless women (aged 21–35) with magazine portrayals of females in gender‐congruent (mother/homemaker or beauty ideals) or gender‐incongruent (professional) social roles. Responses to an open‐ended question revealed that 3 days after media exposure, only gender‐congruent roles remained salient. Exposure to homemaker portrayals induced more thoughts about possible future selves (PFSs) and fostered concerns about motherhood and career roles; it also produced more positive affective valence compared with exposure to portrayals of professional women, particularly among women with gender‐congruent life circumstances. Exposure impacts were mediated by the extent to which women linked the magazine portrayals to their own PFSs.

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Young Females' Images of Motherhood in Relation to Television Viewing

Cited by 7 publications

References 30 publications

A Crack in the Crystal Ball? Prolonged Exposure to Media Portrayals of Social Roles Affect Possible Future Selves

A Crack in the Crystal Ball? Prolonged Exposure to Media Portrayals of Social Roles Affect Possible Future Selves

Title: New Parents’ Idealistic Expectations of Parenthood: The Impact of Preconceived Ideas

The Allure of Aphrodite: How Gender-Congruent Media Portrayals Impact Adult Women's Possible Future Selves

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