Young Viewers Want More 'Vulnerable' Men in TV, Movies: UCLA Study

Young Viewers Want More 'Vulnerable' Men in TV, Movies: UCLA Study

"Youth are craving a version of masculinity defined by emotional availability and joyful connection," the study's author said.

UCLA Study: Young viewers want more 'vulnerable' men in TV, movies

LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - Young viewers of movies and television shows want to see male characters moving away from "isolation and other masculine stereotypes and towards vulnerability and connection,'' according to a UCLA study released today. The university's Center for Scholars & Storytellers inserted "targeted questions'' into its annual 2025 Teens & Screens survey, which questioned 1,500 adolescents nationwide ages 10 to 24. The results were rel…

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