Is watching more cat videos helpful to health?

Watching cat videos is good for your health.

Cats are born with an attractive ability, which makes us feel a caring mood and feel happy from the heart every time we see them. Scientific research has proved that interacting with cats is beneficial to the body and mind, and it can also release stress. However, recent research shows that watching more videos of cats is also beneficial to health.

This new research shows that online cat videos not only get a lot of happy comments, but also are good for health. ?

That's true. Jessica Gal Myrick, a media researcher at Indiana University in Bloomington, USA, said that watching funny videos of "Little Cloth", "Grumpy Cat" and "Captain Meow" and their cat friends on the Internet can refresh you, increase your positive emotions and reduce your negative emotions. ?

Myrick said in a statement: "Some people may think that watching online cat videos is not serious enough for academic research, but in fact it is one of the most popular uses of the Internet today. "If we want to better understand the possible impact of the Internet on our individuals and society, then researchers can no longer ignore online cats." ?

According to Myrick, nearly 2 million cat videos were released on YouTube in 20 14, and he mentioned that these videos received nearly 26 billion comments. Myrick's research shows that, in fact, every cat video receives more comments than any other video on YouTube. For research, Myrick investigated the popularity of cat videos, and the results came from nearly 7,000 cat video viewers. Mike Bridowski, an Indiana resident and owner of Little One, one of the most popular cats on the Internet, helped Myrick distribute the survey report on social media. Respondents answered questions about their habit of watching cat videos on various websites. As it turns out, the most popular websites are YouTube, Facebook and I Can Has Cheezburger. Myrick also asked participants to describe how these videos affected their mood. ?

Myrick found that most of the survey results were positive comments. Participants said that they felt more energetic and optimistic after watching online media videos about cats than before. They also said that after watching their favorite online cat, their negative emotions (including anxiety, worry and sadness) decreased. Many interviewees said that they would watch cat videos at work or school, but Myrick found that although watching videos would delay time, they seemed to get more pleasure from watching videos than their guilt. ?

"Even if they are stalling, watching a cat video on YouTube, or they should be working at this time, a good mood after watching the video can help them face more difficult tasks in the future." Myrick said that the relevant results were published in The Application of Computers in the Study of Human Behavior. According to researchers' estimation, there are more than 2 million cat videos on Youku, with an average click of 654.38+200,000, which makes it one of the most popular projects on the Internet. ?

A study conducted in February 2065438 supported Myrick's discovery. Japanese researchers have found that looking at pictures of cute animals can actually improve employees' work performance, increase their attention and make them more cautious. One of the questions that Myrick hopes to answer in this new study is whether cat videos can be used as a low-cost alternative to pet therapy. Pet therapy is a kind of therapy that uses real animals (including cats and dogs) to help people heal or deal with various health conditions. This study doesn't definitely prove that cat video is an alternative to pet therapy, but Myrick said it is an area that should be explored continuously. ?

This study also helped Myrick collect the personality characteristics of cat video fanatics. She found that only about 36% of the participants in this study only like cats, while most (60%) of the respondents said they like cats and dogs. However, those who own cats are more likely to watch online videos of furry cats. At the same time, people who are more likely to watch cat videos online are those who are considered to have certain personality characteristics, such as easygoing and shy.

? Besides, every time you feel sleepy at noon, you will have a cup of coffee to refresh yourself? As we all know, drinking coffee at noon will seriously affect people's sleep at night. How to refresh yourself without affecting the rest time at night? This also includes watching interesting cat videos, dancing, listening to music, turning on the lights, drinking more water and so on. Experts from the American Chemical Society believe that watching interesting cat videos can make people feel refreshed, because when people watch videos, the secretion of oxytocin in the brain will increase and the secretion of cortisol will decrease, thus making it easier for people to concentrate. ?

? So, what are you waiting for? If you are bored, just watch some cat videos to relax!