• Happy guys finish last, says new study on sexual attractiveness
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[release] [b] Women find happy guys significantly less sexually attractive than swaggering or brooding men, according to a new University of British Columbia study that helps to explain the enduring allure of "bad boys" and other iconic gender types. [/b] The study – which may cause men to smile less on dates, and inspire online daters to update their profile photos – finds dramatic gender differences in how men and women rank the sexual attractiveness of non-verbal expressions of commonly displayed emotions, including happiness, pride, and shame. Very few studies have explored the relationship between emotions and attraction, and this is the first to report a significant gender difference in the attractiveness of smiles. The study, published online today in the American Psychological Association journal Emotion, is also the first to investigate the attractiveness of displays of pride and shame. "While showing a happy face is considered essential to friendly social interactions, including those involving sexual attraction – few studies have actually examined whether a smile is, in fact, attractive," says Prof. Jessica Tracy of UBC's Dept. of Psychology. "This study finds that men and women respond very differently to displays of emotion, including smiles." In a series of studies, more than 1,000 adult participants rated the sexual attractiveness of hundreds of images of the opposite sex engaged in universal displays of happiness (broad smiles), pride (raised heads, puffed-up chests) and shame (lowered heads, averted eyes). The study found that women were least attracted to smiling, happy men, preferring those who looked proud and powerful or moody and ashamed. In contrast, male participants were most sexually attracted to women who looked happy, and least attracted to women who appeared proud and confident. "It is important to remember that this study explored first-impressions of sexual attraction to images of the opposite sex," says Alec Beall, a UBC psychology graduate student and study co-author. "We were not asking participants if they thought these targets would make a good boyfriend or wife – we wanted their gut reactions on carnal, sexual attraction." He says previous studies have found positive emotional traits and a nice personality to be highly desirable in a relationship partners. Tracy and Beall say that other studies suggest that what people find attractive has been shaped by centuries of evolutionary and cultural forces. For example, evolutionary theories suggest females are attracted to male displays of pride because they imply status, competence and an ability to provide for a partner and offspring. According to Beall, the pride expression accentuates typically masculine physical features, such as upper body size and muscularity. "Previous research has shown that these features are among the most attractive male physical characteristics, as judged by women," he says. The researchers say more work is needed to understand the differing responses to happiness, but suggest the phenomenon can also be understood according to principles of evolutionary psychology, as well as socio-cultural gender norms. For example, past research has associated smiling with a lack of dominance, which is consistent with traditional gender norms of the "submissive and vulnerable" woman, but inconsistent with "strong, silent" man, the researchers say. "Previous research has also suggested that happiness is a particularly feminine-appearing expression," Beall adds. "Generally, the results appear to reflect some very traditional gender norms and cultural values that have emerged, developed and been reinforced through history, at least in Western cultures," Tracy says. "These include norms and values that many would consider old-fashioned and perhaps hoped that we've moved beyond." Displays of shame, Tracy says, have been associated with an awareness of social norms and appeasement behaviors, which elicits trust in others. This may explain shame's surprising attractiveness to both genders, she says, given that both men and women prefer a partner they can trust. While this study focused on sexual attraction between heterosexual men and women in North America, the researchers say future studies will be required to explore the relationship between emotions and sexual attractiveness among homosexuals and non-Western cultures. [/release] [url=http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-happy-guys-finish-sexual.html]Source[/url]
Do cynics count?
I'm always moody and depressed in school, why haven't I fucked anyone yet?
:( Wait, they were less attracted to the openly happy guys than to the shameful-looking ones? There's hope for me yet! :D I-I mean :|
You also have to be some what attractive in the first place. Sorry, that was uncalled for.
[QUOTE=OrionChronicles;30034270]I'm always moody and depressed in school, why haven't I fucked anyone yet?[/QUOTE] Because you can't look like shit and expect to get laid?
i cut myself every day and only sorrow and sadness bleeds out of me and i still cant get laid help me fp
This is a worse article than some of the ones I could pull up on Yahoo right now.
I'm a moody bastard and i am forever alone, this news story is bullshit.
You just gotta know how to use it.
Lol, being a depressed anti-social teenager does not make you more attractive guys, so don't get your hopes up.
explains how i ever got laid and remember guys, nothing is sexier than a self-doubting self-deprecating guy so learn to hate yourself
Yeah but they're happy
My deadpan expression says otherwise.
[img]http://i53.tinypic.com/2litwyr.jpg[/img] I blame this fucker right here.
[QUOTE=Cmx;30034994][img]http://i53.tinypic.com/2litwyr.jpg[/img] I blame this fucker right here.[/QUOTE] So you blame an actor who doesn't even like vaginas. Legit.
[QUOTE=OrionChronicles;30034270]I'm always moody and depressed in school, why haven't I fucked anyone yet?[/QUOTE] You're probably very ugly.
[QUOTE=Mackalda2k6;30034266]Do cynics count?[/QUOTE] No women create cynics. [editline]25th May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=thisispain;30034841]explains how i ever got laid and remember guys, nothing is sexier than a self-doubting self-deprecating guy so learn to hate yourself[/QUOTE] "I'm a self hating narcissistic asshole" gets them everytime!
also this is just one of the many reasons why gender roles are bullshit
Girls want a guy who isn't a pushover, so I guess they've kinda leaned toward a guy who's not living in la la land. Of course there is a line between being whiny and being attractive. I still hate how women don't respect a persons right to be whoever they want to be. Like a person for who they are, disliking somebody because they're different than what you'd like is wrong, no matter how you slice it.
[QUOTE=OrionChronicles;30034270]I'm always moody and depressed in school, why haven't I fucked anyone yet?[/QUOTE] Because you have a Mac.
[QUOTE=The golden;30035152]Any woman who wants me to be "swaggering" and "brooding" can fuck off. I'm going to be happy whether they like it or not.[/QUOTE] [release]swag·ger verb /ˈswagər/ Walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way[/release] Well there you go..
Nice guys finish last...[I] in bed[/I]. :smugdog:
[QUOTE=Ironic Man;30035450][release]swag·ger verb /ˈswagər/ Walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way[/release] Well there you go..[/QUOTE] Oh boy, an article advocating acting like a tool/prick
[QUOTE=thisispain;30035194]also this is just one of the many reasons why gender roles are bullshit[/QUOTE] what do you mean? that gender roles dont exist or that they are wrong? because both of those statements are wrong
[QUOTE=yawmwen;30035552]what do you mean? that gender roles dont exist or that they are wrong? because both of those statements are wrong[/QUOTE] no, that gender roles suck being happy shouldn't be associated with being feminine
This is true. I barely ever smile and the ladies are all over me.
in a month some news site will report that a new study shows that women enjoy men who are happy. like with everything that can be studied.
[QUOTE=thisispain;30035564]no, that gender roles suck being happy shouldn't be associated with being feminine[/QUOTE] why shouldnt it? it just is, there is no should or should not in evolution, its simply what works and truth is that some femininity is needed to seduce a woman, a man has to be in touch with all parts of him, from the feminine to the masculine, and be able to control and use these parts thats whats attractive to a woman, not smiling, not brooding, its just control over oneself and assertiveness in what he does [editline]25th May 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=TurbisV2;30035576]in a month some news site will report that a new study shows that women enjoy men who are happy. like with everything that can be studied.[/QUOTE] yea women enjoy men who are genuinely happy they arent sexually attracted to guys who smile too much
[QUOTE=yawmwen;30035671] it just is, there is no should or should not in evolution, its simply what works [/QUOTE] now now gender roles are not born completely from evolution and you know that. in today's world the social construct plays a far bigger role than our instincts i would certainly say.
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