4/2/2023 0 Comments Winning smile![]() ![]() We conclude that positive emotionality (as reflected in profile photo smiling) might be independent of male volleyball accomplishments. Using three-level path models, we found that teams with more frequent Duchenne smiles performed as well as those who presented Duchenne smiles less often. We analyzed 196 volleyball players' profiles from the Polish highest-level professional league competition (PlusLiga). Building upon previous studies on positive emotions, we expected that players presenting full (Duchenne) smiles would achieve better results. This study examined whether the smiling intensity in volleyball players' profiles (full, partial, and no smile) predicted individual (e.g., points scored, service, and reception errors) and team performance (winning a match). However, little is known whether positive emotionality revealed in players' profile photographs is related to sports performance. Studies indicated that individuals who tend to smile while taking their photographs tend to experience more positive emotions in their life and, in turn, achieve superior outcomes in several life domains. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved). Discussion focused on the reasons why smiles are associated with decreased physical dominance. In Study 2, untrained observers judged a fighter as less hostile and aggressive, and thereby less physically dominant when the fighters' facial expression was manipulated to show a smiling expression in relation to the same fighter displaying a neutral expression. Two studies provide evidence in support of this prediction: Study 1 found that professional fighters who smiled more in a prefight photograph taken facing their opponent performed more poorly during the fight in relation to their less intensely smiling counterparts. We reason, on the basis of prior research, that prior to a physical confrontation, smiles are a nonverbal sign of reduced hostility and aggression, and thereby unintentionally communicate reduced physical dominance. ![]() The smile is perhaps the most widely studied facial expression of emotion, and in this article we examine its status as a sign of physical dominance. ![]()
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