Age Differences in Adults' Emotional Motivations for Exposure to Films

被引：42

作者：

Mares, Marie-Louise ^{[1
]}

Oliver, Mary Beth ^{[2
]}

Cantor, Joanne ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 USA

[2] Penn State Univ, University Pk, PA 16802 USA

来源：

MEDIA PSYCHOLOGY | 2008年 / 11卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1080/15213260802492026

中图分类号：

G2 [信息与知识传播];

学科分类号：

05 ; 0503 ;

摘要：

Participants in three age ranges (younger adults, 18-25, N = 188; middle adults, 26-49, N = 92; and older adults, 50 and over, N = 93) completed a questionnaire assessing motivations for everyday affective experiences as well as affective motivations for film viewing. In line with Arnett's (2000) view of emerging adulthood and Carstensen, Isaacowitz, and Charles's (1999) theory of socioemotional selectivity, younger adults expressed the greatest interest in experiencing negative emotions in their everyday lives, in viewing dark, creepy, or violent content, and in viewing media to escape boredom and for amusement; older adults were most interested in experiencing emotional stability and in viewing films with uplifting, heartwarming content. Results suggest that lifespan differences may help explain the allure of hedonically negative programming among some groups.

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页码：488 / 511

页数：24

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