Studies have also connected escapism to excessive gaming, gambling, and poor mental health. Michael Brein, a social psychologist who specializes in travel and intercultural communication, believes ...

One of the fastest-growing forms of this interactive entertainment is coin-based social gaming —a form of digital escapism that blends low-stakes gameplay with a fun, rewarding user experience.

“There’s a huge benefit not only to the escapism that play provides, but the ability [to go] back to that notion of childhood, of being able to explore things that are uncomfortable.” ...

“Food is fashion, and fashion is food, and that’s why pink food became gradually, then suddenly, a thing,” staff writer Maura Judkis wrote back in 2017, following the ascent of millennial ...

The study found that self-expansive escapism was associated with a positive sense of well-being, while self-suppressive escapism was linked to a poor sense of well-being.