Using media as stress reducer can lead to feelings of guilt, failure

Thursday, July 24, 2014 - 19:31 in Psychology & Sociology

After a long day at work, sometimes you just want to turn on the TV or play a video game to relax. This is supposed to make you feel better. But, a recent study found that people who had high stress levels after work and engaged in television viewing or video game play didn't feel relaxed or recovered, but had high levels of guilt and feelings of failure.

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