Psychiatric experts have confirmed cheering on teams during matches soccer It brings many benefits to a person’s psycho-physical health, it also creates a sense of identity for a person and is a wonderful opportunity to communicate with others, according to what was published in the scientific journal “Communication and Sport”.
There is no doubt that this year’s World Cup in Qatar is full of excitement and fun, and whether you are a football fan or not, you will definitely feel excited and see your country’s national team advance through the qualifiers and reach the final rounds, and at the same time specialists confirm that watching World Cup matches on television helps you with the many health benefits that come with cheering on your favorite team in the tournament.
For his part, Cary Wieland, a professor of social psychology, said that human beings are by nature social beings, and the World Cup is a wonderful opportunity to communicate with others and find common social ground, as well as the importance of collective joy that a person feels while watching World Cup matches, either with their family members, or even accompanied by strangers in a public place such as a bar or other, especially if the team you support scored one or more goals during the match , and she says: “When you share these positive emotions with others, it leads to a strengthening of these collective feelings and a better emotional experience.”
In addition, cheering on teams while watching matches indoors or in clubs or cafes prolongs life, and social communication itself has a positive effect on prolonging human life. Depression, which some studies have shown to shorten life human on average 10 to 12 years, and then when you get social support from the encouragement of World Cup matches, there is scientific evidence that you reduce the risk of premature death..
Researchers also believe that immersion in watching World Cup matches helps relieve stress and temporarily distracts the mind from the problems of daily life. Eric Zilmer, a neuropsychiatrist at Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA, says: “Watching the celebrating winning the World Cup could be a temporary refuge from reality.” Emphasizing that a sports game like soccer has organized rules and laws that can have a therapeutic effect for those who complain about life’s ups and downs..
