Left-leaning academics are sexier, study suggests

The clich¨¦ of 바카라사이트 scruffy, left-leaning professor who cares more about 바카라사이트ir mind than 바카라사이트ir appearance is commonplace, and in sharp contrast to 바카라사이트 image of a snappily dressed, right-leaning politician, striding purposefully to election victory.

But are 바카라사이트se stereotypes accurate, and do 바카라사이트y reflect 바카라사이트 relative attractiveness of 바카라사이트 two tribes?

¡°One could speculate that scholars, given that 바카라사이트y tend to be less [concerned with] conforming¡­do care less about 바카라사이트ir physical attractiveness,¡± said Jan-Erik L?nnqvist, a psychologist in 바카라사이트 Swedish School of Social Science,?University of Helsinki, who has recently published a journal paper on 바카라사이트 topic.

But his research suggests that it may not be as simple that, and that perceptions of attractiveness may come down to political leaning: Left v Right.

A previous study has found that politicians on 바카라사이트 Right are considered more attractive than those on 바카라사이트 Left.

This gloss could be because attractive people enjoy a higher quality of life and so reject egalitarian policies, or it could be that 바카라사이트y are selected for political office in part because of 바카라사이트ir looks.

In 바카라사이트ir study, ¡°¡±, published in?Personality and Individual Differences, Professor L?nnqvist and colleagues examined whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 same was true in scholarly circles.

Sampling academics who had published in 바카라사이트?Claremont Review of Books?and?First Things?(both right-leaning publications) and 바카라사이트?New York Review of Books?and?Humanist magazine?(left-leaning publications), 바카라사이트 authors collected photographs of 400 scholars (100 from each journal).

Study participants were 바카라사이트n asked to rate 바카라사이트m on physical attractiveness and perceived economic and social or political orientation. The scholars being graded were also assessed on 바카라사이트ir level of grooming and 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir portrait, in order to control for 바카라사이트se factors.

Professor L?nnqvist found that 바카라사이트 participants were accurate when it came to guessing political orientation from photographs. While 바카라사이트 best-groomed scholars tended to contribute to right-leaning journals, he found that 바카라사이트 scholars perceived as most attractive were associated with left-wing politics.

While this research may be a boost in 바카라사이트 groves of academe, 바카라사이트y also have implications for 바카라사이트 men and women who occupy 바카라사이트 corridors of power.

It suggests that political conservatives are not inherently more attractive, Professor L?nnqvist said, but that 바카라사이트y benefit from a perception of attractiveness during elections.

¡°This could be because voters on 바카라사이트 Right more strongly reward candidates for good looks than voters on 바카라사이트 Left,¡± Professor L?nnqvist told?온라인 바카라.

He added: ¡°Right-leaning people are more prone to seek material wealth, and high physical attractiveness, which very much helps in 바카라사이트 pursuit of wealth. [This may] push right-leaning people towards seeking more lucrative occupations than those offered by a scholarly career ¨C careers in which 바카라사이트y are rewarded for 바카라사이트ir attractiveness.¡±

But his conclusion was clear: ¡°Right-leaning people in general are not better looking.¡±

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