People who believe they are physically attractive also believe they are important and that their social status is higher, suggests a new study. Beautism refers to the cultural and social emphasis on physical beauty, elevating it as an ideal or standard of worth.

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Men who owned shirts with large logos were perceived as more likely to pursue short-term sexual relationships and use dominance to gain social status. In contrast, men who wore shirts with smaller or no logos were rated as more likely to invest in long-term relationships and parental effort.

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#FashionPerception #MaleDatingTrends #LogoPsychology #SocialStatus #RelationshipDynamics

Social status shapes green consumption in an S-shaped pattern across socioeconomic levels - At lower levels of social status, green consumption increased gradually. This trend became steeper in the middle range of social status. However, the trend plateaued among those with highest social status.

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Research has found that people who strive for dominance, whether in personal or professional life, are more confident in their decision-making but are no more accurate in their choices than those of a lower social status.

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#Confidence #DecisionMaking #SocialStatus #Leadership #Psychology

Individuals perceiving their social status as higher tend to be worse at perceiving emotions of others 🤔💔 | The study also reported evidence that self-assessed increases in social status over one’s lifespan were associated with worse emotion perception as well. 📉👥

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Your social status has a surprising influence on your biological stress responses. 🏙️📉 A new study suggests that feeling lower in social rank due to socioeconomic factors like income 💰 or education 📚 can heighten the body’s cardiovascular stress responses. ❤️‍🩹

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Testosterone in body odour linked to perceptions of social status: both male and female participants perceived men with higher levels of testosterone to be more dominant than men with lower testosterone levels 💪👃📈

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⭐ A study in the Journal of Personality reveals a two-way relationship between narcissism and the pursuit of social status. High levels of grandiose narcissism (bold, arrogant self-promotion) correlate with a stronger desire for status and a perception of having achieved it, which in turn fuels more grandiose narcissism.

⭐ Conversely, vulnerable narcissism (insecurity, defensiveness) showed a different pattern. Higher levels of vulnerable narcissism were linked to a diminishing desire for status and a reduced belief in having achieved it over time.

⭐ The research, conducted with 528 Canadian university students over three two-week intervals, suggests that feeling accepted and liked by peers might actually reduce the need for self-aggrandizing behavior, potentially soothing an inflated ego.

#Narcissism #Psychology #SocialStatus