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| 3 | In an RCT studying an extraverted behavior intervention, the intervention was successful for those with at least average trait extraversion, but extreme introverts experienced wellbeing costs: increased negative affect, tiredness, and reduced feelings of authenticity (Hamilton et al., 2019)Abstract: Evidence suggests that extraverted (i.e., bold, agentic) behavior increases positive affect (PA), and could be targeted in wellbeing interventions. However, this evidence is either causally ambiguous or has questionable ecological validity, and the potential costs of sustained extraverted behavior have received minimal attention. To address these limitations, we conducted a randomized controlled trial examining the wellbeing benefits and costs of an extraverted behavior intervention co… | /r/BlackPillScience | 31/05/21 06:29 PM |
| 3 | Composite faces with full beards and small jaws received higher attractiveness ratings than bearded faces with large jaws and clean-shaven faces with large and small jaws, reports a study (p<0.001; η2p=0.40 for interaction term) (Dixson et al., 2017)Reasonable hypothesis. One of his other beard studies does support this interpretation, with light and heavy stubble being rated as more attractive than either full beards or clean-shaven faces: https://i.imgur.com/DSdh99M.png https://i.imgur.com/KAHmuzR.png https://i.imgur.com/QQOaUnE.png | /r/BlackPillScience | 09/06/19 04:56 PM |
| 14 | Composite faces with full beards and small jaws received higher attractiveness ratings than bearded faces with large jaws and clean-shaven faces with large and small jaws, reports a study (p<0.001; η2p=0.40 for interaction term) (Dixson et al., 2017)Not sure what to make of this. The difference in means were 5-10 pts on a 100 pt attractiveness scale, so there's that: https://i.imgur.com/3v3sZUw.png This author -- Barnaby J.W. Dixson -- has a fairly interesting publication history, with ~10 different papers on the sexual and social value of beards, all published within the last 5 years. Amusingly enough, one can only guess why: https://psychology.uq.edu.au/profile/2647/barnaby-dixson Also, perhaps of some interest, he was interviewed by an o… | /r/BlackPillScience | 08/06/19 07:13 PM |
| 2 | "Although Mew’s theory does generate some plausible conclusions [...], the public needs to be made aware that [Mewing / Orthotropics ] is not based on sound scientific evidence," warns Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery group in recent editorial letter (Lee, Graves & Friedlander, 2019)Possibly. One can certainly imagine financial disincentives for the fields of OMFS and Orthodontics in embracing John and Mike Mew's approaches. That said, the gold standard for upending a standard practice in the health fields is the randomized controlled trial (RCT). I can easily envision a sham-controlled RCT to test Mewing. So far, the Mew father-son pair have not done this, and instead prefer to limit their "evidence" to the anecdotal testimonial and before-and-after-photo marketing space… | /r/BlackPillScience | 08/06/19 02:45 PM |
| 18 | Women reported markedly greater sexual disgust when asked about increasingly intimate, hypothetical contact with facially unattractive men. This effect was unaffected by background state of sexual arousal (Zsok et al, 2017)The bluepilled critique would probably focus on the question of familiarity. The authors do acknowledge this limitation: Our stimuli were not very disgusting per se, but the men depicted were unfamiliar to participants, and strangers tend to elicit more disgust than familiar others (Borg et al. 2015; Peng et al. 2013; Rozin et al. 1995). Also: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-013-0120-2 So, these findings probably apply more readily to 0-acquaintance situations (e.g., online dati… | /r/BlackPillScience | 01/06/19 05:22 PM |
| 12 | Women reported markedly greater sexual disgust when asked about increasingly intimate, hypothetical contact with facially unattractive men. This effect was unaffected by background state of sexual arousal (Zsok et al, 2017)Relevant figures: https://imgur.com/oUI1FUG https://imgur.com/a/kGA5ulL | /r/BlackPillScience | 01/06/19 10:15 AM |
| 4 | Independently rated facial and body attractiveness correlates* with the number of Short-term, but not Long-term, sex partners for men; facial attractiveness correlates* with Long-term, but not Short-term, sex partners for women (*p | /r/BlackPillScience | 30/05/19 12:09 AM |
| 10 | Men who take anabolic steroids become less fertileLargely accurate. Urologists at the Mayo Clinic looked into this question and they did not find increased infertility. They hypothesized the PCT and, in particular, HCG, was protective. (survey study; Avant et al, 2018; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5989110 ) | /r/BlackPillScience | 29/05/19 11:48 AM |
| 8 | Independently rated facial and body attractiveness correlates* with the number of Short-term, but not Long-term, sex partners for men; facial attractiveness correlates* with Long-term, but not Short-term, sex partners for women (*p | /r/BlackPillScience | 27/05/19 11:16 PM |
| 7 | Independently rated facial and body attractiveness correlates* with the number of Short-term, but not Long-term, sex partners for men; facial attractiveness correlates* with Long-term, but not Short-term, sex partners for women (*p | /r/BlackPillScience | 27/05/19 11:10 PM |
| 11 | The more attractive a man was judged to be, the less likely women were to intend to use a condom during sex (r = -0.552, df = 478, p = .007), finds a survey study of women, age 18–32 years old (n=480) (Eleftheriou et al., 2019)Correct. I'd be remiss if I didn't note that a few years ago the same group of authors reported on a similar finding with men: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/6/e010883 So it is indeed more of a human finding, which, nevertheless, will likely still be quite surprising to more Bluepilled folk. | /r/BlackPillScience | 25/05/19 02:47 PM |
| 5 | Who Has More Sex, Married People or Single People?Back in the early 1990s, the average American had sex about 60 to 62 times per year, but that number dropped to less than 53 times per year by 2014. Among married couples specifically, the drop was even more dramatic — from about 73 times per year in 1990 to 55 in 2014. This actually brings the sex lives married couples below people who've never been married, who have sex about 59 times per year as of 2014. The science behind /r/DeadBedrooms. Given that, in general, women are the control-val… | /r/BlackPillScience | 25/05/19 02:32 PM |
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