2011年5月25日 · The results showed that romantic ideals and challenges are prevalent in romantic comedy films, both as overarching themes and as relational expressions. Whereas ideals are overwhelmingly more common as the takeaway message, challenges were featured twice as often as ideals were at the expression level.

The Impact of Holding Romantic Ideals The four themes that comprise the romantic ideal construct reflect an idealistic view of love. But, why might it matter if people endorse romantic ideals? One reason to pay attention to these beliefs is that despite such idealism, we have a tremendous number of relational failures in our society.

2013年4月11日 · The first study was a content analysis of the romantic ideals embedded in the top 52 highest grossing romantic comedies from the last 10 years. Results demonstrated that romantic ideals and challenges are prevalent in these films.

From love at first sight to soul mate: Romantic ideals in popular films and their association with young people's beliefs about relationships

According to the results of these two studies, we have developed four general conclusions. First, romantic ideals and challenges are prevalent in romantic comedy films. Second, ideals are more often rewarded than punished, whereas the opposite was true of challenges.

From Love at First Sight to Soul Mate: The Influence of Romantic Ideals in Popular Films on Young People's Beliefs about Relationships. / Hefner, Veronica; Wilson, Barbara J. In: Communication Monographs, Vol. 80, No. 2, 06.2013, p. 150-175. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

From love at first sight to soul mate: Romantic ideals in popular films and their association with young people's beliefs about relationships Hefner, Veronica. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2011. 3479093.

Veronica Hefner is a quantitative media scholar with an emphasis in interpersonal communication. She is the immediate past secretary of the Mass Communication Division of the International Communication Association and currently serves as a Nominations Officer for the Mass Communication Division of the National Communication Association.

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From love at first sight to soul mate: The influence of romantic ideals in popular films on young people’s beliefs about relationships. Communication Monographs, 80 (2), 150-175. doi: 10.1080/03637751.2013.776697