Local psychiatrist weighs in on the 6 characteristics researchers found make someone ‘cool’
Do you ever look at someone and think they re really cool There s new research that suggests there s a science behind that feeling Related stories Debunking myths about suicide helps encourage compassion and understanding Why Medicinal School Applicants Should Highlight Compassion First lady in Va Kindness and compassion are central in life A new analysis published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology was done through experiments with close to people Dr Elspeth Ritchie chair of psychiatry at MedStar Washington Hospital Center declared it was intriguing that the traits that make someone cool were seen around the globe They find the same traits are associated with being cool in all the cultures that they looked at she declared It shows common characteristics as they say from Singapore Sydney to San Francisco all have similar creative techniques And because it was a worldwide investigation the fact they identified similar results everywhere they conducted the experiments they stated it suggests that the meaning of cool has crystallized on a similar set of values and traits around the globe What are the six traits that make you seem cool Being extroverted which basically means that you re interested in other people you talk with other people you approach them Hedonistic which means your interest in pleasure and that s often pleasure for yourself Being powerful adventurous open and autonomous and that means basically being able to do things on your own Ritchie disclosed The investigation announced that these are things that you re either born with or not Ritchie noted she thinks it s a mix With everything it s a mixture of nature and nurture she revealed One of the things I think that is going on now is that the world in general is being influenced by influencers or lifestyle or movies as it s done for a while So people are also learning from the other sources The researchers also made a distinction that just because someone has the traits that make them appear cool that doesn t mean that they are seen as good people They re slightly different traits and so the good people are more likely to be conforming and show warmth and compassion and that s all good as well Ritchie revealed They re good people but the two together would be very big powerful combination The researchers disclosed that the scrutiny was completed to advance a theory of the role that coolness plays in establishing social hierarchies and changing social and cultural practices and norms Source
