New York: If you wait for the weekend to watch multiple episodes of the popular Netflix shows that portray violence, chances are you may see the world as meaner than it really is - a phenomenon known as "mean world syndrome", suggests new research. They catalogued the instances of violence in each show, including frequency, nature, justification, and perpetrator and target characteristics. The researchers found violence in the top-streamed shows was very prevalent, graphic and intentional. Binge-watching has been defined as watching three or more episodes of a TV show in one sitting. The results were published in the journal Psychology of Popular Media Culture.

Source: Mint April 21, 2019 04:30 UTC