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The document discusses a study that examined whether more attractive players attain higher leadership roles in sports. The study found that male quarterbacks were rated as more attractive than other positions, supporting the hypothesis, while female soccer captains were rated as less attractive, not supporting the hypothesis. The summary discusses the study's procedure, results, conclusions, and ideas for future studies.

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The document discusses a study that examined whether more attractive players attain higher leadership roles in sports. The study found that male quarterbacks were rated as more attractive than other positions, supporting the hypothesis, while female soccer captains were rated as less attractive, not supporting the hypothesis. The summary discusses the study's procedure, results, conclusions, and ideas for future studies.

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Facial Attractiveness and

Leadership in Sports
By: Jake Kelly, Stephanie Chuang, Katherine Hinds, and Alondra
Rodriguez
Background
● “Quarterback face” is the theory that NFL
quarterbacks tend to be the most good looking on
the field. As the usual star of a franchise, good looks
seem to be more common here than other positions.
● Taking a step back from this specific example, we
were curious if those in leadership positions were
considered more attractive across multiple sports.
● Replication of Postma study who found the fastest
male cyclists on a racing team (usually a position of
leadership/fitness) were rated as more attractive.
Indicated that attractiveness signals fitness.
● Question: Do more attractive players attain higher
leadership/fitness roles in sports?
Hypothesis

If a player plays a leadership role, they will be rated as more


attractive because this trait signals fitness and leadership skills.
Evolutionary reasoning: We are attracted to certain facial features
because they may signal certain desirable traits one wants in their
offspring, like endurance or pro-social behavior.
Hypothesis
Procedure:
● 4 College Men’s Football Teams and 4 College Women’s Soccer Teams
○ Less Recognizable
○ Rate 5 Players Per Team on Scale of 1 - 5, 1 being most attractive and 5 being the least
● One of Players is the Quarterback/Team Captain
● Players Were Randomly Selected & Ordered
● Anonymous Responses Collected via Google Form
● 90 responses gathered
Results
Average Facial Attractiveness in Men’s College Football Players

Figure 1.1 Figure 1.2


Results
Average Facial Attractiveness in Women’s College Soccer Players

Figure 2.1 Figure 2.2


Correct Hypothesis
Comparison to Hypothesis
Women’s Soccer Men’s Football

Null Hypothesis
Conclusions
● Female soccer captains were rated as less attractive than teammates in non-
leadership positions.
● Male quarterbacks were rated as more attractive overall than those in non-
leadership positions on the team.
● Male results support Posta (2014), as attractiveness does correlate with
leadership/fitness.
● Female results do not support Posta (2014), female captains were rated as less
attractive than other positions.
Discussion Weaknesses:

Strengths: ● High variation in facial attractiveness


for each position - longer survey with
● Attractiveness scale: intuitive,
more faces to evaluate
quantifiable
● Evolutionary link not established-
● Headshots: similar lighting and
does facial attractiveness correlate
clothes
with greater leadership skill? Or does
● Random selection
attractiveness “fool” us into giving
● Adequate sample size
leadership positions?
● Couldn’t ensure independent results.
● Significant difference?
Future Study
● Unresolved question: Does the gender of the attractiveness rater impact who is
rated more attractively, and if so, which gender’s preferences align most closely
with leadership roles?
● Same methods as our original study, but additional question on form would ask
for gender of participant.
● Results would be displayed for gender of rater and gender of players (female
ratings of female players, male ratings of female player, etc.)
Sources Cited
Postma, E. (2014). A relationship between attractiveness and performance in professional cyclists.
Biology Letters, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0966

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