Can the FIFA World Cup Football (Soccer) Tournament Be Associated with an Increase in Domestic Abuse?:
The study found two statistically significant trends. First, a match day trend showed the risk of domestic abuse rose by 26 percent when the English national team won or drew, and a 38 percent increase when the national team lost. Second, a tournament trend was apparent, as reported domestic abuse incidents increased in frequency with each new tournament.
Beware, win or lose: Domestic violence and the World Cup:
"On days when England drew there was no significant increase in the rate of reported domestic violence. On days when England either won or lost there was a significant increase. These results held whether we compared 2010 match days to 2010 non-match days, or to the 2009 non-tournament year. Whichever of our two control periods we used, we had to come to the same conclusion. The results would seem pretty irrefutable. They may also come as a surprise. It is not unexpected that everything depends on the outcome of the match, but the way that dependency shows itself is not so expected. Violence in the home on big match days certainly increases if England lose. It certainly also goes up on big match days if England win. Win or lose, there will be a significant increase in the rate of reported domestic violence. But if England draw, the rate of domestic violence does not increase. One might have thought that a draw would heighten frustration, which might be taken out on partners; psychologists would have to tell us if instead it flattens emotion to a more apathetic state."
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