Are adverse childhood experiences scores associated with heroism or villainy? A quantitative observational study of Marvel and DC Cinematic Universe characters

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作者
Wigmore, Julia [1 ]
Ahmed, Bilal [1 ]
Joaquino, Gabriel [1 ]
Barah, Elke Jaibeeh [1 ]
Upal, Zahra [1 ]
Boring, Teressa [1 ]
Lee, Marika [1 ]
Muel, Eron [1 ]
Perry, Samantha [1 ]
Davidson, Sandra [1 ]
Ginn, Carla [1 ]
Ferreira, Carla [2 ]
Ens, Twyla [1 ]
Jackson, Jennifer [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calgary, Fac Nursing, Calgary, AB, Canada
[2] Univ British Columbia, Fac Appl Sci, Sch Nursing, Vancouver, BC, Canada
来源
PLOS ONE | 2025年 / 20卷 / 01期
关键词
SUPERHEROES; ABUSE; ACE;
D O I
10.1371/journal.pone.0315268
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Many superhero and villain stories include trauma, which could influence how the public perceives the impact of trauma in their own lives. Our aim was to assess whether total Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) scores were associated with heroism or villainy among Marvel and DC Characters. We watched 33 films, with a total runtime of 77 hours and 5 minutes. We scored 28 characters (19 men, 8 women, and 1 gender fluid). ACEs scores were evenly distributed across heroes/villains (U = 88, z = -.465, p = .642), Marvel/DC universes (U = 95.5, z = -0116, p = .907), and gender (U = 61, z = -.979, p = .328). There was no statistically significant correlation between ACEs scores and status (r(26) = .090, p = .65), universe (r(26) = .022, p = .91), or gender (r(26) = -.188, p = .34). We found that there was no association between ACEs scores and heroism or villainy. Thus, no one is doomed to be a villain just because of early childhood experiences.
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