Wins and losses
Central Washington University psychology professor David Greenwald said psychologists studying sports-related behavior have looked at fans’ response to their team losing.
Some have seen behavior called CORF, Cutting Off Reflected Failure.
“This refers to our tendency to distance ourselves from our team after a defeat,” Greenwald said.
Some researchers say “losing” fans will blame everything and everyone else for the loss and point to influences outside the control of team members.
Psychologists use the term BIRG — Basking In Reflected Glory, to describe the intense pride fans feel when their teams succeed.
Posted: Saturday, January 17, 2015 7:45 am
The Daily Record
Fan support of the Seattle Seahawks in the Pacific Northwest has reached a level more obsessive than at any other time in the professional football team’s 39-year history.
There’s no doubt about the good feelings that wash over Hawks fans when they’re cheering on their winning team, and experts say those feelings can be a good thing emotionally, physiologically and for our interpersonal relationships and community.
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