Horror Films Disturb Sleep

Posted by Horror Grinder on October 7, 2008

Scary movies and TV programmes are responsible for almost one-third of fearful night-time thoughts experienced by young people, an Australian survey has found.

New results from a large survey of Victorian children analysed common triggers for bed-time fears and found that the mass media, mainly cinema and television, is largely responsible.

The study, presented at an international sleep conference in Cairns, showed that 29 per cent of 511 kids aged eight to 16 took their fear trigger directly from the media.

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