AUTHOR=Sato Shintaro , Kinoshita Keita , Sekino Koichi , Amano Haruka , Bizen Yoshifumi , Matsuoka Hirotaka TITLE=The Association Between Facial Width-to-Height Ratio (fWHR) and Sporting Performances: Evidence From Professional Basketball Players in Japan JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology VOLUME=12 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.714819 DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2021.714819 ISSN=1664-1078 ABSTRACT=
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;