Post by Bozur on Apr 9, 2005 21:49:27 GMT -5
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Winning in sport can "make people more violent"
Alcohol a major factor
Cardiff (pte/31.03.2005/16:00) - Victorious supporters, and not those that lose, are more violent after a sports match, a new study suggests. As the BBC www.bbc.co.uk reports, Welsh researchers have found that more victims of assault were treated at Cardiff's Accident & Emergency department after Wales won at rugby or football than if they had lost. The same was true even if the national teams were playing away. According to the researchers, alcohol was a major factor, and they added that their findings should help prevent violence.
Around 300,000 people live in Cardiff, and international rugby and football matches often attract more than 70,000 fans. A team from the Violence Research Group at Cardiff University www.cf.ac.uk looked at the number of assault cases seen at the city's only casualty department between May 1995 and April 2002. The unit is around a mile from the national stadium. During this period, 106 home and away fixtures took place - 74 rugby matches and 32 football matches. Almost 27,000 assault cases required emergency treatment over the course of the study. On average, 30 cases of assault required medical attention on the day of the match and the day after. On days when no matches were played, the average number of assault cases fell to 21. However, whether the matches were played at home or away had very little impact on assault rates. When Wales won, the average number of assault injuries seen was 33, whereas when the team lost, this average dropped to 25.
"When the national team played in another country, the population was affected by the outcome to the same significant extent as the population on home match days," said the team, led by Vaseekaran Sjvarajasingam. "Winning prompts celebration, a key component of which is alcohol consumption, and prompts the formation of crowds of intoxicated individuals, making interpersonal physical assertiveness more likely." According to the researchers, a win may also boost levels of self confidence, assertiveness or patriotism, all of which could lead to violence.
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pte050331045
Sports/Leisure, Culture/Lifestyle
Winning in sport can "make people more violent"
Alcohol a major factor
Cardiff (pte/31.03.2005/16:00) - Victorious supporters, and not those that lose, are more violent after a sports match, a new study suggests. As the BBC www.bbc.co.uk reports, Welsh researchers have found that more victims of assault were treated at Cardiff's Accident & Emergency department after Wales won at rugby or football than if they had lost. The same was true even if the national teams were playing away. According to the researchers, alcohol was a major factor, and they added that their findings should help prevent violence.
Around 300,000 people live in Cardiff, and international rugby and football matches often attract more than 70,000 fans. A team from the Violence Research Group at Cardiff University www.cf.ac.uk looked at the number of assault cases seen at the city's only casualty department between May 1995 and April 2002. The unit is around a mile from the national stadium. During this period, 106 home and away fixtures took place - 74 rugby matches and 32 football matches. Almost 27,000 assault cases required emergency treatment over the course of the study. On average, 30 cases of assault required medical attention on the day of the match and the day after. On days when no matches were played, the average number of assault cases fell to 21. However, whether the matches were played at home or away had very little impact on assault rates. When Wales won, the average number of assault injuries seen was 33, whereas when the team lost, this average dropped to 25.
"When the national team played in another country, the population was affected by the outcome to the same significant extent as the population on home match days," said the team, led by Vaseekaran Sjvarajasingam. "Winning prompts celebration, a key component of which is alcohol consumption, and prompts the formation of crowds of intoxicated individuals, making interpersonal physical assertiveness more likely." According to the researchers, a win may also boost levels of self confidence, assertiveness or patriotism, all of which could lead to violence.
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