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Publication Date: 2016
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Written on the Writer's Face: Facial Width-to-Height Ratio among Nominees and Laureates of the Nobel Prize in Literature
Lebuda, Izabela; Karwowski, Maciej
Creativity Research Journal, v28 n2 p207-211 2016
This study examined the relationship between facial width-to-height ratio (fWHR), an established marker of testosterone level and dominance, and eminent writers' achievement. The fWHR of laureates (N = 39) and nominees (N = 247) of the Nobel Prize in Literature 1901-1950 was measured together with historiometric data. It was demonstrated that although high-fWHR writers were nominated at a younger age, they waited longer for the prize than their low-fWHR counterparts. The probability of being awarded was predicted by the number of nominations, but fWHR moderated this association--the relationship between the number of nominations and the award probability was stronger among high-fWHR writers. Theoretical explanations of these findings are presented.
Descriptors: Creativity, Awards, Science Instruction, Literature, Creative Writing, Probability, Correlation, Human Body, Authors, Nonverbal Communication
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