OBJECTIVE The present study was designed to further understand the psychosocial drivers of crowds impacting on the demand for healthcare. This involved analysing different spectator crowds for medical usage at mass gatherings; more specifically, did different football team spectators (of the Australian Football League) generate different medical usage rates. METHODS In total, 317 games were a...

BACKGROUND Alcohol intoxication and overserving of alcohol at sporting events are of great concern, given the relationships between alcohol consumption, public disturbances, and violence. During recent years this matter has been on the agenda for Swedish policymakers, authorities and key stakeholders, with demands that actions be taken. There is promising potential for utilizing an environmenta...

Previous research on service quality in spectator sport has provided mixed results its measurement and influence spectators’ outcomes. This study synthesises previous empirical a ...

The co-presence of bodies in intersubjective situations can give rise to processes of kinesthetic empathy and physiological synchronization, especially in the context of dance: the body and attention of the spectators are oriented towards the dancers. In this study, we investigate the processes of "body-mind" resonance between a choreography and its spectators, and more specifically the lasting...

This paper examines the mechanism by which dualism, gender roles, and films interact with each other across three fields. It draws on Lacan's mirror stage theory to elaborate how opposition between males females is formed gradually triggers where yin-yang of Eastern philosophy not considered play a significant role in interaction. The thesis further stresses view that problematic stereotypes ar...

The effects of emotions on football spectators' satisfaction and behavioural intentions Rui Biscaia a , Abel Correia a , António Rosado a , João Maroco b & Stephen Ross c a Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Human Performance (CIPER), Faculty of Human Movement, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal b Higher Institute of Applied Psychology (ISPA-IUL), Lisbon, Portugal c School of Kines...

Football is the most popular sport in the world as well as in Iran. This popularity and high revenue depend on spectators' attendance at stadiums. Iranian Football Pro-League has a low number of spectators per match as well as low revenue in the match day when compared to some countries with the same league. Moreover, a high percentage of football spectators in Iran are below 25 years old, but ...