Recent study finds that good-looking men are more likely to be selfish
If you are a male, who is often regarded as good-looking, you may be more likely to be selfish. A research team from Brunel University put a theory from evolutionary psychology to the test. It is said that attractive people are more inclined to take control in social competitions. Funnily enough the study fails to find similar results with women.The researchers gathered a groups of 125 males and females and measured their bodies using a 3D body scanner. They rated their attractiveness based on slimness, waist-chest ratio for men and waist-hip ratio for women. The also asked a group of raters for their opinions on the body scans of the participants and to rater their attractiveness. Later, the participants were then asked to fill out a personality questionnaire. The questionnaire defined their personality traits such as: selfishness and attitudes to inequality.
Michael Price who is a lead investigator and lecturer at Brunel explained the findings further. "We found that attractive men tended to be less egalitarian and less generous. but that wasn't the case with attractive women. Our results show that in fact we may be justified in expecting more attractive men to behave in ways that are less favorable to economic and social equality. The results suggest that better looking men may be biased towards beings more selfish."
