And apparently calm personalities choose to wear uncomfortable looking shoes. Researchers pointed out that while people can always choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits, the volunteers for this study were unlikely to know how much their choice of footwear was revealing about their character.
So, what are you wearing? Peter Harris on Twitter. Job Title, Keywords City, Province. Blog Title, Keywords, or Category. Researchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person's shoes.
People tend to pay attention to the shoes they and others wear. Medical Daily notes that the number of detailed personality traits detected in the study include a person's general age, their gender, income, political affiliation, and other personality traits, including someone's emotional stability.
Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style, cost, color and condition of someone's shoes. In the study, 63 University of Kansas students looked at pictures showing different pairs of shoes worn by the study's participants. Volunteers in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes, and then filled out a personality questionnaire. Some of the results were expected: People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes, and flashier footwear was typically worn by extroverts.
However, some of the more specific results are intriguing. For example, " practical and functional " shoes were generally worn by more "agreeable" people, while ankle boots were more closely aligned with "aggressive" personalities.
The strangest of all may be that those who wore "uncomfortable looking" shoes tend to have "calm" personalities. Because of this variety, shoes can carry individual difference information, but do they? We suggest that the answer is yes," the study authors wrote. And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take exceptional care of them, you may suffer from "attachment anxiety," spending an inordinate amount of time worrying about what other people think of your appearance.
There was even a political calculation in the mix with more liberal types wearing "shabbier and less expensive" shoes. The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits, but researchers noted that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities. Needless to say, we really like him. This guy knows style Those baby-smooth leather and suede shoes do require much upkeep and care, after all.
This guy is pulled-together and knows how to show himself some self-respect, meaning we hope he'll show others the same. With these laid-back shoes on, this dude signals he's super chill without a care in the world. He also probably doesn't feel pressured to succumb to societal expectations even when maybe he should These shoes might be intended for hiking, but chances are this dude hasn't hit the trail in a while.
More likely, he's a not-so-rough guy just trying to look tough. This guy is a traditionalist, i. This man is a serious sneakerhead Hey, at least he demonstrates commitment?
This solid, responsible dude means business. He dresses like a true gentleman He tries to not be obvious about it, but this man really does care about looking cool and trendy. And he's pretty good at it. This just looks lazy, not to mention silly. This dude somehow missed the memo that socks with sandals are simply unacceptable.
You might wonder what else he's missed the memo on
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