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Alopecia representation across 139 children's animated films from Disney, Pixar, DreamWorks, and Studio Ghibli was analyzed, identifying 177 total characters that were verified by a hair specialist dermatologist and evaluated by independent raters, with statistical comparisons performed using \u03c7\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    and Fisher's exact tests. Characters with alopecia were predominantly male, human, and peripheral, with androgenetic alopecia most common; overall, they were more frequently depicted as intelligent, leaders, and heroes, although female characters were more often portrayed as villainous or frightening, and children as clumsy. Despite some positive associations, these findings highlight persistent sex\u2010 and age\u2010based disparities, suggesting a cultural bias that frames male\u2010pattern hair loss favorably while reinforcing stigmatizing portrayals in women and children, underscoring the need for more balanced and inclusive representation.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/pde.70365","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,30]],"date-time":"2026-09-30T00:34:47Z","timestamp":1790728487000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Depictions of Alopecia in Children's Animated Films: A Cross\u2010Studio Analysis"],"prefix":"10.1111","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-9768-3831","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Carli Needle","family":"Lawrence","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The Ronald O. 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