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Winning, losing, and violence.

V Sivarajasingam1, S Moore, J P Shepherd

  • 1Violence Research Group, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF14 4XY, UK. sivarajasingam@cardiff.ac.uk

Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
|April 5, 2005
PubMed
Summary

International sports events, particularly wins by the national team, are linked to increased assaults. Violence prevention efforts should be heightened on match days, especially when wins are anticipated.

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Sports Medicine
  • Criminology

Background:

  • International sports events garner significant public interest.
  • The link between major sporting events and societal violence remains under-investigated.
  • National team performance is often seen as a measure of national standing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between international sporting events and violent behavior.
  • To determine if national team performance (wins/losses) influences assault rates.
  • To examine the impact of match attendance and timing on assaults.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of assault-related emergency department (ED) attendances in Cardiff.
  • Data collected over a seven-year period (1995-2002).

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  • Multiple linear regression used to control for covariates like match attendance, location, results, and day of the week.

    • Main Results:

    • Assault-related ED attendances increased significantly when the national team won.
    • Higher match attendance and weekend matches were also positively associated with assaults.
    • No significant difference in assault frequency was found between home and away matches.

    Conclusions:

    • National team victories correlate with a higher incidence of assault injuries requiring ED treatment.
    • Sport type (rugby/soccer) did not influence the association.
    • Increased violence prevention measures are recommended on international match days, particularly when wins are expected and attendance is high.