在电影中错误地描述整体和性别死亡原因,使用在线,众筹数据:定量分析
Calla Glavin Beauregard1,2, Christopher M Danforth1,2,3,4, Peter Sheridan Dodds1,2,5,6
1Computational Story Lab, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, United States.
JMIR formative research
|June 24, 2025
概括
电影经常歪曲死亡原因,过度描述自杀和事故. 电影描绘也歪曲了性别,显示更多的男性比女性死于心脏病和脑血管疾病,与现实世界统计数据相反.
科学领域:
- 医学社会学 医学社会学
- 媒体研究 媒体研究
- 公共卫生沟通公共卫生沟通
背景情况:
- 媒体的表现显著影响着社会对健康和疾病的看法.
- 电影中对健康的描绘可以反映和延续社会疾病负担.
研究的目的:
- 为了分析美国前十大主要死亡原因的电影死亡率表现.
- 将电影死亡统计数据与现实世界死亡数据进行比较,检查性别特异性差异.
主要方法:
- 利用来自Cinemorgue Wiki (超过68,000部电影死亡) 的众筹数据.
- 使用自然语言处理 (NLP) 来进行数据分析和电影死亡的分类.
- 使用训练有素的文本分类器按性别分类电影死亡,并与2021年国家生命统计调查数据进行比较.
主要成果:
- 与现实相比,电影中的自杀和事故比现实大得多.
- 在大多数主要原因的电影死亡中,男性占比过高,女性占比不足,包括心脏病和脑血管疾病.
- 在电影中描绘的自杀和事故中,女性的代表性过高,与实际的死亡率数据有所不同.
结论:
- 电影中死亡率的呈现不一致,无论是整体还是按性别,都需要进一步调查.
- 了解这些错误陈述对于解决公共卫生传播和社会对疾病的看法至关重要.
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