Personality based on body types - William Sheldon's Somatotype Theory

Ms.Chanchal Das Gupta is a recruitment specialist. For the post of QC Manager, she interviews three candidates. Given below are the physical characteristics of the candidates. 

Characteristics	Physical Characteristics
Mr.Ravi	Muscular, thick skin, rectangular shaped
Mr.Gineesh	Thin, delicate build, large brain, tall
Mr.Ramgopal	Soft, round shaped, underdeveloped muscles.

From the above descriptions, what personality traits can Ms. Chanchal derive out of the candidates as per Sheldon’s theory of personality?

Answer:

According to William Sheldon (1940, 1942, cited in Phares, 1991) personality can be classified based according to body type. He called this a person’s somatotype. 

According to Sheldon, we can draw the following conclusions for the candidates as:

Characteristics	Physical Characteristics	Sheldon’s Somatotype	Character
Mr.Ravi	Muscular, thick skin, rectangular shaped	Mesomorph [somatotonic]	Ravi could be – active, assertive, vigorous, combative
Mr.Gineesh	Thin, delicate build, large brain, tall	Ectomorph [cerebrotonic]	Gineesh could be – quiet, fragile, restrained, non-assertive, sensitive
Mr.Ramgopal	Soft, round shaped, underdeveloped muscles.	Endomorph [viscerotonic]	Ramgopal could be- relaxed, sociable, tolerant, comfort-loving, peaceful