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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.

 

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 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.

Overall, the researchers found that men ranked women more attractive than women ranked men.

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someone also visits 420chan haha laughed hard about that last night.

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OL posted by Uhh on Sat, 21 May 2011 19:38:27 EST ID:KYcwiBDB No.17416 Ignore Report Reply

Why do you guys ferment your shit to get fucked up on? I know I'm gonna get berated for this post but seriously...isn't that..like...just fucking gross??? Doesn't it lower your dignity level quite alot? I love my drugs, but would only inhale shit fumes if I was in prison. Then I'd do it erry chance I got.

>> Reuben Bripperlock Sun, 22 May 2011 17:18:42 EST ID:baj515yU No.17420 Ban Global Ban Ignore Report

>Doesn't it lower your dignity level quite alot?

No. It no doubt the best high ever. What's any different from the loss of dignity from someone pushing a needle into their arms?

>> Martin Barringlock Mon, 23 May 2011 04:28:53 EST ID:oDAo6rlt No.17425 Ban Global Ban Ignore Report

Actually, a lot of dignity is lost by pushing needles into their arms. Although, I can't say it's quite the same as poopoo sniffin

>> Huffington !ICF3BvlSPE Mon, 23 May 2011 07:34:22 EST ID:0uAvVA1w No.17427 Ban Global Ban Ignore Report

>Doesn't it lower your dignity level quite alot?

Only if you've got hangups about it. Doesn't lower my dignity whatsoever, objectively there's nothing to be ashamed of; I'm glad I can look beyond the childish stigma and enjoy a drug with many benefits.

Sheiiiiiit posted by William Horringhug on Fri, 20 May 2011 06:59:21 EST ID:hI9gSLf+ No.17405

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Just took a hit off some jenk right now, stuck the balloon on the downstem and ripped it. So high right nawww. Dis some good ass shit.

>> ew Ebenezer Dannerlock Sat, 21 May 2011 16:17:10 EST ID:sV7sHm2D No.17410 Ban Global Ban Ignore Report

this is realllllllllly gross , i would NEVER do it .

>> Oliver Gimmerbat Sat, 21 May 2011 22:51:33 EST ID:1/GQzZgm No.17417 Ban Global Ban Ignore Report

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you are one nasty as motherfucker

>> Huffington !ICF3BvlSPE Sun, 22 May 2011 03:58:58 EST ID:dw/av1Az No.17419 Ban Global Ban Ignore Report

faggots

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Letter home from school...

 

Dear Dad,

 

$chool i$ really great. I am making lot$ of friend$ and $tudying very hard. With all my $tuff, I $imply can't think of anything I need, $o if you would like, you can ju$t $end me a card, a$ I would love to hear from you.

 

Love,

Your $on.

 

 

A week later..... a letter from "home"

 

Dear Son,

 

I kNOw that astroNOmy, ecoNOmics, and oceaNOgraphy are eNOugh to keep even an hoNOr student busy. Do NOt forget that the pursuit of kNOwledge is a NOble task, and you can never study eNOugh.

 

Love,

Dad

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