Children's depression and grief: a content analysis of emotional challenges in Disney animated films
Degree
BS (Social Sciences & Liberal Arts)
Faculty / School
School of Economics and Social Sciences (SESS)
Department
Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts
Date of Award
Spring 2022
Date of Submission
2022-05-23
Advisor
Rahma Muhammad Mian, Lecturer, Department of Social Sciences
Project Type
SSLA Culminating Experience
Access Type
Restricted Access
Keywords
Abstract
The rate of having a probable mental disorder is substantially increasing in children who are not able to cope well with their emotional challenges (NHSMHCYPE, 2021). The current study looks at how well four Disney animated films represent emotional challenges, namely depression and grief, faced by children aged 6-12 years: Big Hero 6 (2014) and The Lion King (1994) for grief, and Winnie the Pooh (2011) and Inside Out (2015) for depression. While the portrayal of grief was evaluated using Baker et al.’s (1992) stages, the portrayal of depression was evaluated using its criteria in the DSM-5 (2013). All four films’ dialogues, settings, transitional moods, and non-verbal cues were subjected to content analysis appropriate to their narrative structures and character analyses. The study concluded that all four films are appropriate resources for teaching children about mental health discourses, at home and in the classroom.
Pages
v, 90
Recommended Citation
Shahid, A. (2022). Children's depression and grief: a content analysis of emotional challenges in Disney animated films (Unpublished undergraduate project). Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/sslace/111
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