The linkage of social emotions and mental health

The linkage of social emotions and mental health inditions which owned the fans or supporters of a team sport and its relation to mental health improvement.

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If you're a fan who can not wait to watch the matches of your favorite football team, there are actually more beneficial to you, rather than just having fun. Experts show, fans who feel personally tied with a team or attending games and cheering during the game, can obtain mental health benefits from a feeling of social relevance.

"The main thing that acquired sports fan is a sense of belonging or connection with others. Yagn Sharing the same interests with others will make them connect in a special way. We can connect with other people who both like the same team and was friends with them exceeding yourself, "said Edward Hirt, a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at Indiana University.
It is understood by Morty Rodrigues. A financial analyst from New Hampsire had a ticket for the New England Revolution soccer club. Together with his friends, he managed to fly to North Africa to the United States watched the game against England. "In a football game, fans can sing, play music or jumping jacks. You feel as part of a team. I have met many good friends after a football fan," he said.

In the 1990s, Hirt showed photos of the opposite sex who is a fellow of the loyal fans of Indiana University basketball team and ask them to invite acquaintances. After their team won, both men and women who are loyal fans to be very optimistic and more that has to invite acquaintances of the opposite sex. They also have self-confidence in the ability to perform certain tasks such as throwing darts, shooting free throws, solve word games and even melepar dice.

"The idea of" reflection of the glory of "represent, people can improve their self-esteem in the sight of themselves and others by their associations with other people's success. The success of the team reflect positively on his fans so they feel better about themselves when their team win," said Hirt.

In fact, there may be psychological reasons why it can increase your confidence. A revealing study, testosterone levels in men increased after the victory and drop after experiencing defeat. Thus was revealed Paul Bernhardt, a professor at Frostburg State University.

Bernhardt and other researchers took saliva samples from Italian and Brazilian men in a sports bar before and after the two teams competed in the origin country's World Cup in 1994. After the Brazilian team won, testosterone levels of fans rose to 20 percent. Instead, fans of the Italian team, the hormone levels down to 20 percent. "It was very striking. We know the fans have strong feelings toward the team they love. It's natural. In fact we see the same thing in the game of chess. As if things were to change the status of the fans" I now higher in the social hierarchy of before, "he said.

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