Mental health is becoming an increasing priority for Americans across the country.
90% of the population believes there is currently a mental health crisis, with top causes attributed to personal finances, politics, personal relationships, and work.
Where do people turn to get their minds off their problems? For many, the answer is television. According to research, there's an increased correlation between binge-watching and feelings of depression, social interaction anxiety, and loneliness or escapism.
So it's not much of a surprise that the average American adult watches television for almost three hours daily and digital video for four hours per day. In other words, television content makes up a huge part of people's lives and is often used as a coping mechanism.
Altering daily habits could play a role in improving mental health alongside professional care. That's why Hers looked at the 10 most popular streaming services in the U.S. to rank them based on three categories related to media consumption and mental health:
Here's the full list of the 10 largest streaming platforms and how they rank for mental health.
Find out how the top 10 streaming platforms break down based on each data category related to mental health.
Disney+ is the only streaming platform on this list that doesn't default to autoplay. The other nine let viewers opt out of autoplay, but they must do so manually.
Platforms With the Lowest Percentage of Violent Content Warnings
Platforms With the Most Titles
Hers started off by looking at the top 10 streaming platforms in the U.S. based on subscriber count. From there, each one was ranked based on three categories: whether or not autoplay was a default feature, the percentage of original series with new episodes in 2024 that had violent or frightening content warnings in IMDB reviews, and how many titles overall were available to U.S. viewers, according to JustWatch.com.
Develop more mindful television habits with these three tips that can help support your mental health.
This story was produced by Hers and reviewed and distributed by Stacker.