[Download] "Love on Television: Reality Perception Differences Between Men and Women." by North American Journal of Psychology * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Love on Television: Reality Perception Differences Between Men and Women.
- Author : North American Journal of Psychology
- Release Date : January 01, 2006
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 195 KB
Description
College students' perceptions of love and romance on television were analyzed. Participants included 412 undergraduate students who completed a questionnaire about love on television. Results from this study indicated that men and women had similar perceptions of courtship, kissing, dating, and attraction on television. However, men and women differed in their perceptions of sex, love, and romance on television. Men were more likely than women to believe that sex on television was portrayed realistically, while women were more likely than men to believe that portrayals of love on television were accurate representations of reality. Lipmann (1922) introduced the concept of perceived realism, which assumed that peoples' realities are influenced by indirect experiences, such as images presented in the media. Research by Carveth (1985) examined perceived realism of soap opera viewers. Carveth noted that men and women viewers perceived the realism of soap operas differently, with women having higher perceived realism scores than men. She also found a positive relationship between men's perceived reality of soap operas and men's attitudes toward non-marital sex. Carveth discussed how these images may be harmful to interpersonal relationships when individuals perceive them as real. In this paper, the objective is to discover how television images may influence men's and women's perceived realism of love portrayals on television.