Hopfensitz, Astrid and Mantilla, Cesar (2018) Emotional expressions by sports teams: an analysis of world soccer player portraits. TSE Working Paper, n. 18-917, Toulouse

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Abstract

Emotion display serves as incentives or deterrents for others’ in many social interactions. We study the portrayal of anger and happiness, two emotions associated with dominance, and its relationship to team performance in a high stake environment. We analyze 4,318 pictures of players from 304 participating teams in twelve editions (1970-2014) of the FIFA Soccer World Cup, and use automated face-reading (FaceReader 6) to evaluate the display of anger and happiness. We observe that the display of both anger and happiness is positively correlated with team performance in the World Cup. Teams whose players display more anger, an emotion associated with competitiveness, concede fewer goals. Teams whose players display more happiness, an emotion associated with confidence, score more goals. We show that this result is driven by less than half the players in a team.

Item Type: Monograph (Working Paper)
Language: English
Date: April 2018
Place of Publication: Toulouse
Uncontrolled Keywords: emotions, facial expressions, anger, happiness, contests
JEL Classification: D91 - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving
L83 - Sports; Gambling; Recreation; Tourism
Subjects: B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE
Divisions: TSE-R (Toulouse)
Institution: Université Toulouse 1 Capitole
Site: UT1
Date Deposited: 30 Apr 2018 14:45
Last Modified: 02 Apr 2021 15:57
OAI Identifier: oai:tse-fr.eu:32632
URI: https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/25971
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