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This inquiry analyzed the extent to which television commercials used mature models, relative to younger models. It also analyzed the extent to which commercials portrayed the elderly in a favorable or an unfavorable manner. The study used content analysis to test twelve hypotheses. The authors arrived at conclusions relating to the depiction of mature individuals in television commercials and set forth various recommendations to advertisers, based on the analysis.
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Peterson, R.T., Ross, D.T. A Content Analysis of the Portrayal of Mature Individuals in Television Commercials. Journal of Business Ethics 16, 425–433 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1017901125869
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