Do Winning Sports Teams Reduce Suicide?

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December 02, 2021

Do Winning Sports Teams Reduce Suicide?

Issues related to professional sport transcend far beyond the world of sport itself. Previous research on the topic of sport and suicide has found that a significant association exists between the success of professional sport teams and the well-being of people in general. In a recent study in The Sociological Quarterly, suicide rates in United States’ metropolitan areas were analyzed from 2006 to 2007 and from 2009 to 2010 to measure the association between suicide rates and the success of professional sport teams in these same metropolitan areas. Results from statistical analyses reveal that the successes of professional sport teams are significantly related to lower suicide rates, while the only game in town hypothesis was not supported. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

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