Advisory Board March 29, 2023
Watching live sports was associated with higher levels of life satisfaction and lower levels of loneliness, according to a new study published in Frontiers in Public Health, leading researchers to say sporting events could be used to shape public health strategies.
Study details
For the study, researchers looked at data from a survey of 7,209 people ages 16 to 85 living in England. The survey asked participants questions about their lives and well-being, including questions about whether they attended sporting events.
The researchers found that attending live sporting events, whether Premier League soccer matches or free amateur sporting events, was associated with higher self-reported scores on life satisfaction and lower scores on loneliness.
The researchers also found that attending live...
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