(THE BLAZE) – Researchers led by a Brigham Young University professor have concluded that children — specifically little boys — who have been exposed to Disney "princess culture" turned out to be less apt to engage in behaviors of "toxic masculinity."
On Friday, Campus Reform reported that a team of developmental psychology researchers led by BYU professor Sarah Coyne determined that exposing children — specifically young boys — to Disney princess culture may "make them less likely to believe in traditional gender roles, which she calls 'hegemonic masculinity.'"
According to Coyne, the concept of "princess power" is when children who watched Disney princess content and were more likely to reject traditional gender roles.
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