80 focus group participants in 2014 and 2,002 survey respondents in 2015.
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview, online survey
Supplementary notes
Ten focus groups of 8 participants each were conducted in October 2014 in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. These focus groups also included children aged 9 to 11 years and teenagers from 13 to 16 years old.
For more information about this study's methodology, please refer to .
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Brazil: attitudes on the portrayal of child abuse on TV and movies 2014-2015
The graph shows the results of an investigation carried out in 2014 and 2015 to find out about the impact of gender media representation in Brazil. When presented with the statement 'The treatment of child abuse in films and on television can contribute to the reduction of child abuse practice in society at large', ** percent of respondents affirmed that they agreed.
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Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, & OAK Foundation. (June 29, 2017). Do you agree that the treatment of child abuse in films and on television can contribute to the reduction of child abuse in society at large? [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/723909/attitudes-portrayal-child-abuse-tv-movies-brazil/
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, und OAK Foundation. "Do you agree that the treatment of child abuse in films and on television can contribute to the reduction of child abuse in society at large?." Chart. June 29, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/723909/attitudes-portrayal-child-abuse-tv-movies-brazil/
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, OAK Foundation. (2017). Do you agree that the treatment of child abuse in films and on television can contribute to the reduction of child abuse in society at large?. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/723909/attitudes-portrayal-child-abuse-tv-movies-brazil/
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, and OAK Foundation. "Do You Agree That The Treatment of Child Abuse in Films and on Television Can Contribute to The Reduction of Child Abuse in Society at Large?." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 29 Jun 2017, /statistics/723909/attitudes-portrayal-child-abuse-tv-movies-brazil/
Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media & OAK Foundation, Do you agree that the treatment of child abuse in films and on television can contribute to the reduction of child abuse in society at large? ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/723909/attitudes-portrayal-child-abuse-tv-movies-brazil/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Do you agree that the treatment of child abuse in films and on television can contribute to the reduction of child abuse in society at large? [Graph], Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, & OAK Foundation, June 29, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/723909/attitudes-portrayal-child-abuse-tv-movies-brazil/
