This review summarizes recent findings (2000–2020) concerning media's contributions to
the development of gender stereotypes in children and adolescents. Content analyses …

Sexually objectifying portrayals of women are a frequent occurrence in mainstream media,
raising questions about the potential impact of exposure to this content on others' …

Research investigating female gaming has begun to emerge despite gaming being
traditionally more popular with males. Research in the 21st century has drawn attention to …

Media representations play an important role in producing sociocultural pressures. Despite
social and legal progress in civil rights, restrictive gender-based representations appear to …

Women are often depicted as sex objects rather than as human beings in the media (eg,
magazines, television programs, films, and video games). Theoretically, media depictions of …

Sexual objectification (treating a person as a body or collection of body parts) involves a
cultural prioritizing of women's sexual appearance and appeal over other attributes. Sexual …

Media that sexually objectify women by portraying them in ways that emphasize physical
beauty and sexual readiness as well as reduce them to decorative and sexual objects have …

Negative consequences of video games have been a concern since their inception.
However, one under‐researched area is the potential negative effects of sexualized video …

Objective: Meeting the complex needs of patients with chronic common mental health
disorders (CMHDs) may be the greatest challenge facing organized medical practice. On the …

Research has indicated that many video games are saturated with stereotypes of women
and that these contents may cultivate sexism. The purpose of this study was to assess the …