2021
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.622174
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Catharsis Through Cinema: An Italian Qualitative Study on Watching Tragedies to Mitigate the Fear of COVID-19

Abstract: Background: Among different ways of coping with the unsettling situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, a very peculiar one has been identified: a more frequent request, by the general population, of movies or TV series related to the very theme of viruses, contagions, and epidemics.Objectives: The aim of the present study was to explore this peculiar phenomenon, in order to identify people's emotions and cognitions during and after the process, and to better understand the possible psychological function cinema ca… Show more

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“…In addition, three items; Interest (χ² = 4.482, p = 0.021 < 0.05), IMDB rating (χ² = 3.439, p = 0.040 < 0.05), and Boyfriend/girlfriend (χ² = 17.826, p = 0.000 < 0.01) have obvious significant differences regarding gender. These findings align with the previous studies (Husna and Dewi, 2021;Puthiyakath and Goswami, 2021;Testoni et al, 2021).…”
Section: Cinemasupporting
confidence: 93%
“…In addition, three items; Interest (χ² = 4.482, p = 0.021 < 0.05), IMDB rating (χ² = 3.439, p = 0.040 < 0.05), and Boyfriend/girlfriend (χ² = 17.826, p = 0.000 < 0.01) have obvious significant differences regarding gender. These findings align with the previous studies (Husna and Dewi, 2021;Puthiyakath and Goswami, 2021;Testoni et al, 2021).…”
Section: Cinemasupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Another relevant finding from our study was a significant and progressive decrease in state and trait anxiety levels, a symptom of a good process of elaboration. A recent study by Testoni [31] suggested that Cinema has been an important tool for helping people to cope with the COVID-19 Pandemic. In line with these results, our study showed that personalized psychological support with cinema improved patients' coping strategies.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Additionally, as suggested by research on the effect of watching horror movies, the audience can benefit from the cathartic effect of coping with fears, 27 an outcome recently validated as a way of coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. 28,29…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%