@article{ref1,
title="Themes depicted in top-grossing rated-R films released from 2012 to 2017",
journal="Curēus",
year="2020",
author="Watts, Andrew and Loloi, Justin and Lessner, Kaila and Mizell, Marina and Shoemaker, Katherine and King, Tonya S. and Olympia, Robert",
volume="12",
number="2",
pages="e6844-e6844",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Films continue to be a popular form of entertainment amongst children and adolescents. The objective of this study was to determine the most common themes depicted in a select number of rated-R films released 2012-2017. <br><br>METHODS: A total of 25 films were independently viewed and analyzed by five reviewers. <br><br>RESULTS: The most common positive themes were &quot;encouragement&quot;, &quot;helping others&quot;, &quot;teamwork&quot;, &quot;compassion&quot;, and &quot;honesty&quot; (2.3, 1.7, 1.7, 1.6, 1.4 mean events per hour, respectively). The most common negative themes were &quot;use of inappropriate language&quot;, &quot;use of a lethal weapon&quot;, &quot;physical fighting&quot;, &quot;dishonesty&quot;, and &quot;demonstrating excessive anger&quot; (8.9, 4.4, 3.4, 2.3, 2.2 mean events per hour, respectively). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The most common positive themes in our sample were associated with service, collaboration, and honesty/humility, and the most common negative themes were associated with violence. We encourage co-viewing and active mediation, focusing on the themes found in films, as a method to guide children through their development process.<br><br>Copyright © 2020, Watts et al.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2168-8184",
doi="10.7759/cureus.6844",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6844"
}