{"id":19070,"date":"2016-03-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/if-you-binge-watch-tv-shows-you-could-be-more-prone-to-depression\/"},"modified":"2016-03-09T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T00:00:00","slug":"if-you-binge-watch-tv-shows-you-could-be-more-prone-to-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/if-you-binge-watch-tv-shows-you-could-be-more-prone-to-depression\/","title":{"rendered":"If you binge-watch TV shows, you could be more prone to depression"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Researchers say the popular pastime of bingeing on television shows is related to increased levels of stress, anxiety and depression.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apha.confex.com\/apha\/143am\/webprogram\/Paper335049.html\" target=\"_blank\">The US study<\/a> monitored 408 participants and found that the 35 per cent who qualified as binge watchers reported higher levels of stress, anxiety and depression than non-binge watchers.<\/p>\n<p>For the purposes of the study, \u201cbinge-watching\u201d was defined as two to five consecutive hours of TV in one day.<\/p>\n<p>Previous studies have shown negative health outcomes associated with excessive television watching, but the \u201cnew trending phenomenon of \u2018binge-watching\u2019\u201d had never been studied before, said the scientists.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"If you binge-watch TV shows, you could be more prone to depression | FIVEAA\" title=\"If you binge-watch TV shows, you could be more prone to depression | FIVEAA\" class=\"media-element file-default nova-lazyload-image-wrapper lz-cont img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/frank-underwood.jpg\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>\u201c\u2018Binge-watching\u2019 is a growing public health concern that needs to be addressed,\u201d they concluded.<\/h3>\n<p>The current binge-watching trend has grown out of the popularity of DVD box sets and shows like Netflix\u2019s \u2018House of Cards\u2019 which are released in entire seasons, rather than staggered episodes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/shows\/rowey-bicks\/graham-cornes-has-big-warning-for-brad-crouch\">GRAHAM CORNES\u2019 WARNING FOR INJURY-PRONE CROWS STAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/sport\/robbie-gray-voted-afl-s-tenth-best-player-for-second-year-in-a-row\">PORT ADELAIDE GUN MAKES AFL TOP 10 PLAYERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers say the popular pastime of bingeing on television shows is related to increased levels of stress, anxiety and depression. 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