The Emotional States Elicited in a Human Tower Performance: Case Study

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Damian da Silva, Sabrine
Prat Ambrós, Queralt
Luchoro Parrilla, Rafael A.
Pic, Miguel
Rillo Albert, Aaron
Costes i Rodríguez, Antoni
Sáez de Ocáriz Granja, Unai
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Damian da Silva, Sabrine;
Feixa, Carles;
Prat Ambrós, Queralt;
Luchoro Parrilla, Rafael A.;
Pic, Miguel;
Rillo Albert, Aaron;
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Sáez de Ocáriz Granja, Unai.
(2021)
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The Emotional States Elicited in a Human Tower Performance: Case Study.
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021, vol. 12, a611279.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.611279.
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Human Towers are one of the most representative traditional sporting games in Catalonia,
recognized in 2010 as Intangible Cultural Heritage by the United Nations Organization
for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO). The objective of this research was
to study the emotional states (well-being, discomfort, and affectivity) elicited by a
representative performance of the colla de Castellers de Lleida. This research is based on
an ethnographic case study, with mixed methods in which 17 key informants (castellers)
voluntarily participated. Participant observation was used; the data were recorded in a
field diary and oral sources (semi-structured interviews). The content analysis was done
using the Atlas.ti software (version 8.4.4). An SPSS database was also created. The
statistical techniques were: Descriptive statistical techniques, cross tables with Pearson’s
Chi-square values (significance level of p < 0.05). We also used a classification and
regression trees (CRT) to examine the predictive capacity of five independent variables
(data source, logic, semantic units; contexts of a performance) of emotional states. The
results reveal that the comments (n = 132) were mostly oriented toward well-being states
(n = 70; 53%), The internal cooperative logic of the Human Towers enhances the intense
interpersonal relationships of socio-emotional well-being.
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