What if we told you the key to eternal happiness is watching cat videos?
You’d probably call us insane, which would be a reasonable response.
Well, guess what? There’s now a study to back this claim. That’s right, money and academic capacity was committed to research the impact watching cat videos has on our emotions. Fully necessary, by the way…
“Some people may think watching online cat videos isn’t a serious enough topic for academic research, but the fact is that it’s one of the most popular uses of the Internet today,” says Indiana University Media School assistant professor Jessica Gall Myrick, who led the study.
“If we want to better understand the effects the Internet may have on us as individuals and on society, then researchers can’t ignore Internet cats anymore.”
Join the dark side, researchers.
Myrick and her team had some pressing queries: Does viewing cat videos online have the same kind of positive impact as pet therapy? And do some viewers actually feel worse after watching cat videos because they feel guilty for putting off tasks they need to tackle?
The results were overwhelmingly positive. Key findings of this utmost vital inquisition found that people who watched cat videos:
– Were more energetic and felt more positive after watching cat-related online media than before.
– Had fewer negative emotions, such as anxiety, annoyance, and sadness, after watching cat-related online media than before.
– Often view Internet cats at work or during studying.
– Felt the pleasure they got from watching cat videos outweighed any guilt they felt about procrastinating.
– With certain personality traits, such as agreeableness and shyness, were more likely to watch cat videos.
– Sought out 25 per cent of the cat videos they watched; the rest were ones they happened upon.
– Were familiar with many so-called “celebrity cats,” such as Nala Cat and Henri, Le Chat Noir.
Meow go watch some.
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