Watching the ‘right’ shows or movies may have prepared you for the pandemic, according to researchers.
310 people were surveyed. They were polled on how much they enjoyed such genres as horror, zombie, psychological thriller, supernatural, science fiction, crime, comedy , apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic, and even romance.
The researchers found that people what people watch prior to the pandemic seemed to help them during it.
“After factoring out personality influences… we found that the more movies about zombies, alien invasions and apocalyptic pandemics people had seen prior to COVID-19, the better they dealt with the actual, current pandemic. These kinds of movies apparently serve as mental rehearsal for actual events.” – co-author John Johnson (via a university release)
[Personality and Individual Differences study / Study Finds]
