Super Bowl Health Hazards: Separating Myth From Fact

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'In 1993, in advance of the Super Bowl games held in Pasadena, Calif., several local women's advocacy organizations came forward with anecdotal evidence that domestic violence shelters and emergency rooms saw a surge of battered women on Super Bowl Sunday. Experts appeared on national television, citing research proving a link between the game and violence against women. But a closer look at the initial research revealed that there was no clear association.

A 1993 Washington Post article by Ken Ringle revealed that the initial study's findings were completely different from what was reported. Ringle tracked down the researcher who completed the study, Janet Katz -- a professor of sociology and criminal justice at Old Dominion University -- who immediately refuted her study's interpretation in the media:'