Men 'more grumpy than women'

08 September,2011 11:18 AM IST |   |  Agencies

Men are grumpier than women, especially when it comes to getting their picture taken, a new study has found


Men are grumpier than women, especially when it comes to getting their picture taken, a new study has found.
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The study of more than 1,000 photographs in student yearbooks found that females far more likely to smile for the camera than males.
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Psychologist Dr Nicolas Gueguen, who led the research, believes teenage girls associate smiling with attractiveness from role models such as actresses, female pop stars and models.
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But boys, whose role models include rock bands and sport stars, tend to be sulkier and moodier.
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"Women were more likely than men to smile expansively when photographed," the Daily Express quoted Dr Gueguen as saying.
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The study was published in Research Journal of International Studies
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