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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
There Is Crying in Football: Reactions to an Athlete’s Weeping after Losing a High-Stakes (Super Bowl) or Regular-Season Game
- Brandon Martin
University of Maine, Farmington - William Hill
University of Maine, Farmington - Grace McIntosh
University of Maine, Farmington - Nelson Peterson
University of Maine, Farmington - Olivia Sanborn
University of Maine, Farmington - Karol Maybury
University of Maine at Farmington
Abstract
Two hundred adults read a vignette of a football player who weeps after the loss of a regular season or Super Bowl game. Weeping was rated as significantly more appropriate after the Super Bowl. Status of the player did not influence appropriateness judgments, but did influence emotional stability scores.
Perception
