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Tom Wheeler wrote: > http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20021223/hl_nm/protests_d > emonstrations_dc > Protesting May Be Good for Your Health > Mon Dec 23,11:02 AM ET > > LONDON (Reuters Health) - Taking part in protests and demonstrations > can be good for your physical and mental health, a new British study > suggests. > > Psychologists at the University of Sussex found that people who get > involved in campaigns, strikes and political demonstrations > experience an improvement in psychological well-being that can help > them overcome stress, pain, anxiety and depression. > > The finding fits in with other studies suggesting that positive > experiences and feeling part of a group can have beneficial effects > on health. > > "Collective actions, such as protests, strikes, occupations and > demonstrations, are less common in the UK than they were perhaps 20 > years ago," researcher Dr. John Drury said in a statement. > > "The take-home message from this research therefore might be that > people should get more involved in campaigns, struggles and social > movements, not only in the wider interest of social change but also > for their own personal good." > > The results emerged from in-depth interviews with nearly 40 activists > from a variety of backgrounds. Between them, they had more than 160 > experiences of collective action involving groups of demonstrators > protesting against a range of issues. These included fox-hunting, > environmental damage and industrial matters. > > Volunteers were asked to describe what it was about taking part in > such collective action that made them feel so good. > > "Many published activist accounts refer to feelings of encouragement > and confidence emerging from experiences of collective action," said > Drury. "But it is not always clear how and why such empowerment > occurs, so we aimed to explain what factors within a collective > action event contribute to such feelings." > > He said the interviews revealed that the key factors were that > participants felt they had a collective identity with fellow > protestors. They also derived a sense of unity and mutual support > from taking part. > > Such was the strength of the feelings they experienced that the > effects appear to be sustained over a period of time. > > "Empowering events were almost without exception described as joyous > occasions," said Drury. "Participants experienced a deep sense of > happiness and even euphoria in being involved in protest events. > Simply recounting the events in the interview brought a smile to the > face of the interviewees." > > ******************************* > Alternative Press Review - www.altpr.org > Your Guide Beyond the Mainstream > PO Box 4710 - Arlington, VA 22204 > > Infoshop.org - www.infoshop.org > News Kiosk - www.infoshop.org/inews > > ==^================================================================ > This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: > http://igc.topica.com/u/?aVxifP.a400od.aXJhZGVk Or send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! > http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register > ==^================================================================ ______________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Cellulari: scarica i loghi e le suonerie per le tue feste! http://it.yahoo.com/mail_it/foot/?http://it.mobile.yahoo.com/index2002.html ___________________________________________ Rekombinant http://www.rekombinant.org
