Sports betting increases domestic violence. When the home team suffers an upset loss while sports betting is legal, domestic violence that day goes up by 9% for the day.
Stress researcher, Dr. Robert Sapolsky of Stanford University, in his book Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: A Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping found that, unfortunately, one of the best ways to cope for stress is displacing aggression onto another person. (Though, he primarily studied the phenomenon with respect to baboons.)
I find this context helpful in trying to understand why some people might commit domestic violence—a perpetrator (who has not learned emotional regulation and developed healthy coping mechanisms) is experiencing incredibly high stress levels that need to be mediated through some form of coping.
Stress researcher, Dr. Robert Sapolsky of Stanford University, in his book Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: A Guide to Stress, Stress-Related Diseases, and Coping found that, unfortunately, one of the best ways to cope for stress is displacing aggression onto another person. (Though, he primarily studied the phenomenon with respect to baboons.)
I find this context helpful in trying to understand why some people might commit domestic violence—a perpetrator (who has not learned emotional regulation and developed healthy coping mechanisms) is experiencing incredibly high stress levels that need to be mediated through some form of coping.