Testosterone and cortisol release among Spanish soccer fans watching the 2010 World Cup final.

This field study investigated the release of testosterone and cortisol of a vicarious winning experience in Spanish fans watching the finals between Spain and the Netherlands in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer. Spanish fans (n = 50) watched the match with friends or family in a public place or at hom...

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Autores principales:	Leander van der Meij, Mercedes Almela, Vanesa Hidalgo, Carolina Villada, Hans Ijzerman, Paul A M van Lange, Alicia Salvador
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Publicado:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:439432858b7c4a8bb4ef736e53710bcb2021-11-18T07:21:50ZTestosterone and cortisol release among Spanish soccer fans watching the 2010 World Cup final.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0034814https://doaj.org/article/439432858b7c4a8bb4ef736e53710bcb2012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22529940/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203This field study investigated the release of testosterone and cortisol of a vicarious winning experience in Spanish fans watching the finals between Spain and the Netherlands in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer. Spanish fans (n = 50) watched the match with friends or family in a public place or at home and also participated in a control condition. Consistent with hypotheses, results revealed that testosterone and cortisol levels were higher when watching the match than on a control day. However, neither testosterone nor cortisol levels increased after the victory of the Spanish team. Moreover, the increase in testosterone secretion was not related to participants' sex, age or soccer fandom, but the increase in total cortisol secretion during the match was higher among men than among women and among fans that were younger. Also, increases in cortisol secretion were greater to the degree that people were a stronger fan of soccer. Level of fandom further appeared to account for the sex effect, but not for the age effect. Generally, the testosterone data from this study are in line with the challenge hypothesis, as testosterone levels of watchers increased to prepare their organism to defend or enhance their social status. The cortisol data from this study are in line with social self-preservation theory, as higher cortisol secretion among young and greater soccer fans suggests that especially they perceived that a negative outcome of the match would threaten their own social esteem.Leander van der MeijMercedes AlmelaVanesa HidalgoCarolina VilladaHans IjzermanPaul A M van LangeAlicia SalvadorPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 4, p e34814 (2012)
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description	This field study investigated the release of testosterone and cortisol of a vicarious winning experience in Spanish fans watching the finals between Spain and the Netherlands in the 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer. Spanish fans (n = 50) watched the match with friends or family in a public place or at home and also participated in a control condition. Consistent with hypotheses, results revealed that testosterone and cortisol levels were higher when watching the match than on a control day. However, neither testosterone nor cortisol levels increased after the victory of the Spanish team. Moreover, the increase in testosterone secretion was not related to participants' sex, age or soccer fandom, but the increase in total cortisol secretion during the match was higher among men than among women and among fans that were younger. Also, increases in cortisol secretion were greater to the degree that people were a stronger fan of soccer. Level of fandom further appeared to account for the sex effect, but not for the age effect. Generally, the testosterone data from this study are in line with the challenge hypothesis, as testosterone levels of watchers increased to prepare their organism to defend or enhance their social status. The cortisol data from this study are in line with social self-preservation theory, as higher cortisol secretion among young and greater soccer fans suggests that especially they perceived that a negative outcome of the match would threaten their own social esteem.
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author	Leander van der Meij Mercedes Almela Vanesa Hidalgo Carolina Villada Hans Ijzerman Paul A M van Lange Alicia Salvador
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title	Testosterone and cortisol release among Spanish soccer fans watching the 2010 World Cup final.
title_short	Testosterone and cortisol release among Spanish soccer fans watching the 2010 World Cup final.
title_full	Testosterone and cortisol release among Spanish soccer fans watching the 2010 World Cup final.
title_fullStr	Testosterone and cortisol release among Spanish soccer fans watching the 2010 World Cup final.
title_full_unstemmed	Testosterone and cortisol release among Spanish soccer fans watching the 2010 World Cup final.
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publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2012
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Testosterone and cortisol release among Spanish soccer fans watching the 2010 World Cup final.

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