Subjects reported feeling less lonely when viewing the shows.
They verbally expressed fewer feelings of loneliness after writing about the shows.
All that is normal, right?
TV is supposed to be an escape.
Its also supposed to engage you.
I suppose the finding that subjects whose belongingnessneeds were aroused wrote longer essays about their favored TVprograms is alittleworrisome.
(I was going to end with the question When does your TV officially become a surrogate?
Which show is your social surrogate and what needs do its characters fulfill?
addCredit(Eric Ogden/Fox)
