TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychophysiological Responses of Sport Fans
AU - Hillman, Charles H.
AU - Cuthbert, Bruce N.
AU - Cauraugh, James
AU - Schupp, Harald T.
AU - Bradley, Margaret M.
AU - Lang, Peter J.
N1 - 1This work was supported in part by National Institute of Mental Health grants MH37757, MH43975, and MH52384 and National Institute of Aging grant AG09779 to Peter J. Lang. 2These data were presented in part at the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity in Denver Colorado (Hillman, Cuthbert, Cauraugh, Schupp, & Lang, 1997). 3University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida. 4Address all correspondence to Bruce Cuthbert, National Institutes of Mental Health, 6001 Executive Blvd., Room 6184, MSC 9625, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9625.
PY - 2000/3
Y1 - 2000/3
N2 - The present study investigated psychophysiological differences in identified sport fans within the context of the biphasic theory of emotion (P. J. Lang, 1985). Forty participants, grouped into three levels of identification with the local university athletic teams, viewed five pictures from each of two categories (team-relevant sport and team-irrelevant sport). Self-identified sport fans rated team-relevant pictures as more pleasant and arousing compared to team-irrelevant pictures. The P3 component of the event-related potential to an irrelevant startle probe was diminished and heart-rate deceleration was enhanced during team-relevant pictures as a function of fan identification level, suggesting that these pictures evoked a motivated attentional state. Neither probe-P3 nor heart rate differed for team-irrelevant pictures. Lastly, increased positivity for slow cortical potentials was evident for team-relevant compared to team-irrelevant pictures, regardless of fan identification level. These results suggest the utility of psychophysiological measures in the study of sport fans, and for other positive emotions as well.
AB - The present study investigated psychophysiological differences in identified sport fans within the context of the biphasic theory of emotion (P. J. Lang, 1985). Forty participants, grouped into three levels of identification with the local university athletic teams, viewed five pictures from each of two categories (team-relevant sport and team-irrelevant sport). Self-identified sport fans rated team-relevant pictures as more pleasant and arousing compared to team-irrelevant pictures. The P3 component of the event-related potential to an irrelevant startle probe was diminished and heart-rate deceleration was enhanced during team-relevant pictures as a function of fan identification level, suggesting that these pictures evoked a motivated attentional state. Neither probe-P3 nor heart rate differed for team-irrelevant pictures. Lastly, increased positivity for slow cortical potentials was evident for team-relevant compared to team-irrelevant pictures, regardless of fan identification level. These results suggest the utility of psychophysiological measures in the study of sport fans, and for other positive emotions as well.
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1005535508771
DO - 10.1023/A:1005535508771
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034393809
SN - 0146-7239
VL - 24
SP - 13
EP - 28
JO - Motivation and Emotion
JF - Motivation and Emotion
IS - 1
ER -