Thursday, September 14, 2017

No News is Good News

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08838159409364247
Abstract

This study examines television viewing motives and psychological outcomes of television news viewing by persons in depressive moods. Subjects were measured for depression, motives for television use, and psychological outcomes of viewing TV newscasts. Results suggest that, in general, television viewing can serve as a means of escape from depressive moods, although viewing of news programming may exacerbate such moods.

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