Research Article

"Childisation of Adults" Due to Media Influence

Weiting WangMonash University*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

The subculture trend of adult-childrenisation provides a new way of thinking about life and the pursuit of values for young people during the period of social transformation, and the spread of this phenomenon is externally driven by the function of media culture and entertainment, and internally driven by the audience's need to perform a change of mind. Although it has certain positive effects, it still needs to be correctly guided, and the misplaced media roles and individual self-perception errors caused by excessive dissemination may lead to a series of social problems.In a nutshell, adults can keep their childhood filters, but they can't remain immersed in their childhood mirrors and ignore the realities of their needs and immediate endeavours. It is a very simple truth that real life cannot wait for a miracle. Similarly, real life, even if it is miserable, needs to be faced head on and the future made with the struggles that belong to adults.

Keywords: kidult; adult childification; pan-entertainment; youth subculture
Published: January 3, 2024
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/26/20232075
Volume: CHR Vol.26
pp. 244-249
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