Does Attractiveness Win? On the Gender-Specific Impact of Attractiveness on Athletic Performance in Tennis
Bakkenbüll Linn-Brit
Zusammenfassung
This study examines whether there are gender-specific differences in regard to physical attractiveness of professional tennis players and their performance. For this purpose, the top 100 male and female tennis players of the tennis world ranking in 2014 are examined. Athletic performance is measured by prize money earned for single seasons as well as for the whole career. Different OLS-regressions reveal a significantly positive relationship between physical attractiveness and athletic performance. However, this result holds for female tennis players only. For male tennis players, the impact is insignificant.
Publikationstyp
Sonstige wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichung
Begutachtet
Nein
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Jahr
2016
Fachzeitschrift
Diskussionspapier des Instituts für Organisationsökonomik
Band
01/2016
Band
01/2016
Reihe
Diskussionspapier des Instituts für Organisationsökonomik
Sprache
Englisch
ISSN
2191-2475
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