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Children's attitudes toward superheroes as a potential indicator of their moral understanding

Justin F. Martin Formerly Harvard Graduate School of Education, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 239-250 | Published online: 05 Jun 2008

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Drew P. Cingel, Sindy R. Sumter & Megan Jansen. (2020) How Does She Do It? An Experimental Study of the Pro- and Anti-social Effects of Watching Superhero Content among Late Adolescents. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 64:3, pages 459-477.
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Kathleen I. Harris. (2016) Heroes of resiliency and reciprocity: teachers’ supporting role for reconceptualizing superhero play in early childhood settings. Pastoral Care in Education 34:4, pages 202-217.
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Juha Johansson & Markku S. Hannula. (2014) How do Finnish children express care and justice in comic strips and written narratives?. Journal of Moral Education 43:4, pages 516-531.
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Amy Parsons & Nina Howe. (2013) “This Is Spiderman's Mask.” “No, It's Green Goblin's”: Shared Meanings During Boys' Pretend Play With Superhero and Generic Toys. Journal of Research in Childhood Education 27:2, pages 190-207.
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Rheinhold D. Muruti, Gilbert Likando & Simon George Taukeni. 2019. Cultivating a Culture of Nonviolence in Early Childhood Development Centers and Schools. Cultivating a Culture of Nonviolence in Early Childhood Development Centers and Schools 1 18 .
Sarah M. Coyne, Laura Stockdale, Jennifer Ruh Linder, David A. Nelson, Kevin M. Collier & Lee W. Essig. (2017) Pow! Boom! Kablam! Effects of Viewing Superhero Programs on Aggressive, Prosocial, and Defending Behaviors in Preschool Children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology 45:8, pages 1523-1535.
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Ashlee M. Wiedeman, Jacqueline A. Black, Autumn L. Dolle, Emmanuel J. Finney & Kendell L. Coker. (2015) Factors influencing the impact of aggressive and violent media on children and adolescents. Aggression and Violent Behavior 25, pages 191-198.
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Andra Siibak & Kristi Vinter. (2014) “No Silly Girls’ Films!” Analysis of Estonian Preschool Children’s Gender Specific Tastes in Media Favourites and their Possible Implications for Preschool Learning Practices. International Journal of Early Childhood 46:3, pages 357-372.
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Sarah M. Coyne, Jennifer Ruh Linder, Eric E. Rasmussen, David A. Nelson & Kevin M. Collier. (2014) It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s a Gender Stereotype!: Longitudinal Associations Between Superhero Viewing and Gender Stereotyped Play. Sex Roles 70:9-10, pages 416-430.
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Lisa A. Kort-Butler. (2012) Justice League?. Criminal Justice Review 38:1, pages 50-69.
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Marjorie Taylor, Alison B. Sachet, Bayta L. Maring & Anne M. Mannering. (2012) The Assessment of Elaborated Role‐play in Young Children: Invisible Friends, Personified Objects, and Pretend Identities. Social Development 22:1, pages 75-93.
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Ariana F. Young, Shira Gabriel & Jordan L. Hollar. (2013) Batman to the rescue! The protective effects of parasocial relationships with muscular superheroes on men's body image. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 49:1, pages 173-177.
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Juha Johansson & Markku S. Hannula. (2012) Third Graders' Perceptions on Moral Behaviour on Bullying If They Had the Infinite Powers of Superhero Defenders. Education Research International 2012, pages 1-15.
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