The Visual Representation of Love: How College Students Express Romantic Views Through Graphics

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10.2991/978-2-38476-253-8_25How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Problems of college students in love; semiology; graphic analysis; love concepts

Abstract

Semiotic theory has confirmed that graphics can significantly reflect an individual’s inner activities and their concepts and opinions, indicating a close correspondence between graphics and individual thought. This study, through a series of campus activities and offline interviews, utilizing a relaxed and free doodle method, collected 455 pieces of graphic materials themed on love from 517 college students. The objective is to explore the love concepts reflected through these visual expressions by college students and to delve into their genuine thoughts about love. The findings reveal: (1) The diversity of graphics underscores the enhanced individual consciousness among college students; (2) The graphics expressing the theme of love by college students exhibit pronounced social media characteristics, reflecting a high degree of correlation between college students’ love psychology and behaviors and social media; (3) College students’ graphical expression of love tends towards the description of immediate emotions, with less expression of long-term emotional trajectories or expectations, reflecting the current students’ view of love as a relaxed attitude requiring no long-term goals. This research provides useful clues and perspectives for a deeper understanding of college students’ love concepts, offering valuable references and guidance for future related research and practice.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Xiaoxia Bai
AU  - Chenyang Bian
AU  - Yi Sun
AU  - Juecong Wang
AU  - Chengfan Luo
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/05/28
TI  - The Visual Representation of Love: How College Students Express Romantic Views Through Graphics
BT  - Proceedings of the 2024 3rd International Conference on Humanities, Wisdom Education and Service Management (HWESM 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 203
EP  - 209
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-253-8_25
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-253-8_25
ID  - Bai2024
ER  -