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While superstitions can provide reassurance and help reduce anxiety in some people, research has shown that it can also become self-reinforcing, meaning the behavior develops into a habit, and failure to perform the ritual can result in anxiety.
This is regardless of the actual outcome of a situation that is still dependent on known factors and not unknown supernatural forces.
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Superstition can be described as the belief in supernatural forces, such as fate, to describe unpredictable factors. Psychologists found that superstition comes from the assumption that a connection exists between non-related events that coincide.
Superstition is also prevalent within sport. It has been shown to reduce tension and provide a sense of control over unpredictable factors.
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