Tear-jerker Movies Make Us Happy

摘要

People enjoy watching heartbreaking movies like "Titanic" because they deliver what may seem to be an unlikely benefit: tragedies actually make people happier in the short term. Researchers at Ohio State University, Columbus, have found that watching such a film can cause people to think about their own close relationships, which, in turn, boosts their life happiness. The result is that, what seems like a negative experience— watching a really sad story—makes people happier by bringing attention to some positive aspects in their own lives.