Damian Silva, SabrineFeixa, Carles, 1962-Prat, QueraltLuchoro Parrilla, RafaelPic, MiguelRillo Albert, AaronSáez de Ocáriz, UnaiCostes, AntoniLavega Burgués, Pere2021-04-092021-04-092021Damian-Silva S, Feixa C, Prat Q, Luchoro-Parrilla R, Pic M, Rillo-Albert A, Sáez de Ocáriz U, Costes A, Lavega-Burgués P. The Emotional states elicited in a human tower performance: case study. Front Psychol. 2021;12:611279. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.6112791664-1078http://hdl.handle.net/10230/47070Human 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.application/pdfeng© 2021 Damian-Silva, Feixa, Prat, Luchoro-Parrilla, Pic, Rillo-Albert, Sáez de Ocáriz, Costes and Lavega-Burgués. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with theseinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.611279EthnomotricityIntangible cultural heritageTraditional sporting gameMotor praxiologyHuman towersinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess