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| Pretty women 'anger more easily' | Pretty women 'anger more easily' |
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| Attractive women may have the competitive edge by letting their temper flare more, research suggests. | |
| Researchers found women who rated themselves as pretty displayed a war-like streak when fighting battles to get their own way. | Researchers found women who rated themselves as pretty displayed a war-like streak when fighting battles to get their own way. |
| The University of California interviewed 156 female students to gauge their temperament and how they handled conflict. | The University of California interviewed 156 female students to gauge their temperament and how they handled conflict. |
| The findings appear in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. | The findings appear in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. |
| In the study, the women who believed they were good looking were more likely to respond angrily in disputes than those who rated themselves as less attractive. | In the study, the women who believed they were good looking were more likely to respond angrily in disputes than those who rated themselves as less attractive. |
| Attractive women also had higher expectations of what they deserved. | Attractive women also had higher expectations of what they deserved. |
| Survival of the fittest | Survival of the fittest |
| These were strategies that appeared to work because the same women were better at resolving situations in their favour. | These were strategies that appeared to work because the same women were better at resolving situations in their favour. |
| When the researchers, led by Dr Aaron Sell, scrutinised the findings further, they found how attractive other people rated the women also tallied. | When the researchers, led by Dr Aaron Sell, scrutinised the findings further, they found how attractive other people rated the women also tallied. |
| And so did hair colour - with blondes rated as more attractive than brunettes and redheads, as reported in an earlier version of this story. | And so did hair colour - with blondes rated as more attractive than brunettes and redheads, as reported in an earlier version of this story. |
| However, Dr Sell insisted to the BBC that this link was less strong and his research had not set out to test this. | However, Dr Sell insisted to the BBC that this link was less strong and his research had not set out to test this. |
| The researchers believe the findings have an evolutionary basis, ensuring that the "fittest" people mate and have offspring. | The researchers believe the findings have an evolutionary basis, ensuring that the "fittest" people mate and have offspring. |
| In men, they found a similar link but with physical strength rather than attractiveness per se. | In men, they found a similar link but with physical strength rather than attractiveness per se. |
| Consultant psychologist Ingrid Collins, of The London Medical Centre, said the latest findings were interesting but should be interpreted with caution. | Consultant psychologist Ingrid Collins, of The London Medical Centre, said the latest findings were interesting but should be interpreted with caution. |
| "This is a small study on a very limited sample group so it is not possible to generalise." | "This is a small study on a very limited sample group so it is not possible to generalise." |