Sato Shintaro, Kinoshita Keita, Sekino Koichi, Amano Haruka, Bizen Yoshifumi, Matsuoka Hirotaka
Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan.
Front Psychol. 2021 Aug 18;12:714819. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.714819. eCollection 2021.
Previous research in evolutionary psychology has highlighted the potential role of facial structures in explaining human behavior. The facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR) was found to be associated with testosterone-driven behavioral tendencies like achievement drive, aggression, and sporting success. The current study aimed to replicate such relationships using real-world data (i.e., professional basketball players; = 482). Achievement drive, aggression, and sporting success were operationalized as field-goal attempts (FGA), the number of fouls committed (Foul), and player performance rating (EFF), respectively. The results indicated that fWHR was significantly associated with FGA and EFF, controlling for minutes of play and body-mass-index. The same results were obtained for separate analyses focusing on outsider players. However, analyses of inside players demonstrated that fWHR was associated only with EFF. The current research further provides empirical evidence supporting the effects of fWHR on achievement drive and sporting successes, although the effect sizes are notably small.
进化心理学领域先前的研究强调了面部结构在解释人类行为方面的潜在作用。研究发现，面部宽高比（fWHR）与睾酮驱动的行为倾向有关，如成就驱动力、攻击性和运动成绩。本研究旨在利用现实世界的数据（即职业篮球运动员；n = 482）来复制这种关系。成就驱动力、攻击性和运动成绩分别通过投篮出手次数（FGA）、犯规次数（Foul）和球员表现评分（EFF）来衡量。结果表明，在控制比赛时间和身体质量指数的情况下，fWHR与FGA和EFF显著相关。针对外线球员的单独分析也得到了相同的结果。然而，对内线球员的分析表明，fWHR仅与EFF相关。尽管效应量明显较小，但本研究进一步提供了实证证据，支持fWHR对成就驱动力和运动成绩的影响。
