What kind of men and women are more prone to anger and feeling entitled?:

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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.

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.

And:

In men, they found a similar link but with physical strength rather than attractiveness per se.

Here’s a recommended book (“What They Know About You”) that answers the same kind of questions my blog tries to with the same kind of research. Out of print but still available.

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