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Exploring Nonverbal Behaviors in Elite Handball: How and When do Players Celebrate?

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Summary, in English

This study explores nonverbal behaviors in the form of gestures and touch during elite handball matches. Based on a coding scheme, 616 post-shot periods following a goal, stemming from 18 matches, were analyzed. Results revealed that on average 2.77 nonverbal behaviors were displayed after scoring. Playoff matches resulted in a higher average of nonverbal behaviors than league matches. The more a team was leading by, the higher the overall number of nonverbal behaviors; meanwhile the overall amount of nonverbal behaviors declined over the course of a match. The results pinpoint to the situation specificity of nonverbal behaviors during ongoing matches.

Publishing year

2015

Language

English

Pages

94-109

Publication/Series

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology

Volume

27

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Routledge

Topic

  • Psychology

Keywords

  • gesture
  • touch
  • emotional expression
  • emotional contagion
  • team sports

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1041-3200