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Can Binge-Watching Your Favorite Show Meet Your Social Needs?

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A  new study suggests that non-traditional social strategies such as listening to your favorite band, reading a novel or binge-watching a favorite TV show may be just as effective at fulfilling critical social needs as family connections, romantic relationships or strong social support systems.

The results have significant implications during the COVID-19 pandemic as people struggle with direct social connections hindered by social distancing and other necessary precautions, according to Dr.

Shira Gabriel, a professor of psychology at the University of Buffalo’s College of Arts and Sciences and one of the paper’s co-authors.

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