Independent-samples Mann-Whitney U test summary.

Many superhero and villain stories include trauma, which could influence how the public perceives the impact of trauma in their own lives. Our aim was to assess whether total Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) scores were associated with heroism or villainy among Marvel and DC Characters. We watched 33 films, with a total runtime of 77 hours and 5 minutes. We scored 28 characters (19 men, 8 women, and 1 gender fluid). ACEs scores were evenly distributed across heroes/villains (U = 88, z = -.465, p = .642), Marvel/DC universes (U = 95.5, z = -0116, p = .907), and gender (U = 61, z = -.979, p = .328). There was no statistically significant correlation between ACEs scores and status (r(26) = .090, p = .65), universe (r(26) = .022, p = .91), or gender (r(26) = -.188, p = .34). We found that there was no association between ACEs scores and heroism or villainy. Thus, no one is doomed to be a villain just because of early childhood experiences.

诸多超级英雄与反派故事均涉及创伤叙事，此类叙事或会影响公众对自身生活中创伤影响的认知。本研究旨在评估漫威（Marvel）与DC漫画角色的童年不良经历（Adverse Childhood Experiences, ACEs）总分，是否与其英雄主义或反派特质存在关联。本次研究共观影33部，总时长达77小时5分钟。我们对28名角色进行了评分，其中男性19名、女性8名、性别流动者1名。童年不良经历总分在英雄/反派群体、漫威/DC宇宙以及不同性别群体中均呈均匀分布（英雄/反派：U=88，z=-0.465，p=0.642；漫威/DC宇宙：U=95.5，z=-0.116，p=0.907；性别群体：U=61，z=-0.979，p=0.328）。童年不良经历总分与角色身份（英雄/反派）、所属宇宙以及性别均无统计学意义上的显著相关（角色身份：r(26)=0.090，p=0.65；所属宇宙：r(26)=0.022，p=0.91；性别：r(26)=-0.188，p=0.34）。本研究结果显示，童年不良经历总分与角色的英雄主义或反派特质并无关联。由此可见，无人会因早年童年经历而注定成为反派。