If you watch TV sports with your spouse you probably suspected this: Women and men view the same game in vastly different ways.
In telephone interviews with more than 700 adults in Los Angeles and Indianapolis, a team of researchers discovered definite hers-and-his behavior patterns.
Among the findings in October`s Psychology Today:
– Men watch sports to relax, follow a favorite team, get psyched up, blow off steam, have something to talk about.
– Most women watch for the companionship of others gathered around the screen.
– While viewing, men talk about the contest, yell in response to action, and snarf down snacks.
– Women do chores while watching and limit their nibbling.
– Men focus on the moment of victory or defeat.
– Women ”show a deeper interest in the athlete and sport.”
