Episode 21 - I've Got Good News and Bad News

In this episode of The Health & Happiness Podcast, we talk about the negative effects of the news on your overall health and wellbeing. We also explore some surprisingly positive effects from other types of fun programming like Disney movies! Ahhh... don't you just love warm hugs?
Negative impacts of the news:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF03004169
During the pandemic:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7905079/
crime beleifs:
https://news.gallup.com/poll/323996/perceptions-increased-crime-highest-1993.aspx
Real crime statistics:
https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/USA/united-states/crime-rate-statistics
Watching Disney during chemotherapy:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7215261/
Watching Disney Helps Children Understand Death:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4997212/Scared-death-Watch-Disney-movies.html
Improved pro social behavior:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17482798.2017.1409245
Nearly 7 times as much pro social behavior in Disney movies:
https://www.academia.edu/15514418/Is_Disney_the_Nicest_Place_on_Earth_A_Content_Analysis_of_Prosocial_Behavior_in_Animated_Disney_Films