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25:55 Could watching your favorite movie be a successful form of therapy? Researchers are looking into the ways that movies influence their viewers, and theyre finding a positive influence on the audiences behaviors and their overall well-being.  Jared Ott is a PhD candidate in the School of Communication at Ohio State University. His research focuses on how people engage with and process narratives, and how this affects subsequent beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors.  Tags: 

By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) – A good movie can be more than mere entertainment: It can also help you feel more prepared to tackle lifes challenges and be a better person, a new study suggests. This may be why folks sometimes choose films with difficult subjects or those that make them sad, researchers say. "Meaningful movies actually help people cope with difficulties in their own lives, and help them want to pursue more significant goals," said lea...

Ohio State University researchers created two lists of films made after 1985 One of the lists was of meaningful films and one with less meaningful movies  They had 1,098 volunteers watch either the meaningful or less meaningful list  Watching meaningful films - those that we find moving and poignant - can make us feel more prepared to deal with lifes challenges, the authors found 

Ohio State University Watching meaningful films – those that we find moving and poignant – can make us feel more prepared to deal with life’s challenges and want to be a better person, a new study found. The findings point to one reason why people may choose to see movies that make them sad as well as happy and that may explore difficult subjects that aren’t always uplifting. Researchers found that when people recalled watching meaningful films like The Shawshank Redemption and Up, they...

Its an exceptionally rare occurrence for a student to earn a patent. The process is painstakingly rigorous, said Otts principal.

FOND DU LAC - It’s the bane of every fishing enthusiast: a fish nibbling the worm off the hook. Jared Ott knows this only too well from his days spent casting for blue gills, bass and crappies at favorite fishing spots around his hometown. So it made sense that as the Fond du Lac STEM Academy senior set out brainstorming projects he could work on this school year, the worm dilemma arose. Students attending the academy are encouraged to get excited about ideas and run with them, said Prin...