What your high school yearbook photo says about health and longevity, according to new research
NY Post
No need for a crystal ball.
Peer into the future through your own youthful visage — suggests new research published in the journal Social Science & Medicine, revealing high school yearbook photos to be a reliable indicator of lifespan.
Researchers were interested in exploring the impact of attractiveness on longevity, particularly as those with conventional good looks are thought to have advantages in life. Previous research has shown that attractive people tend to have it easier thanks to better job prospects, higher earning potential and more friends — all important predictors of good health and happiness.
“I have always thought that attraction is an understudied aspect of social inequality,” said study author Connor M. Sheehan, an associate professor at Arizona State University, in a statement. “It may not be as structural as other dimensions but everyone knows that it is important.”
While previous studies into the relationship between attractiveness and health have produced mixed results, the new research aimed to isolate physical appearance from other longevity factors, including level of education, family background, adult income and history of mental illness.
The dataset included a sample of 8,386 individuals who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957 and were monitored into old age. Their high school portraits were chosen as a baseline indicator of attractiveness and rated on an 11-point scale by six male and six female independent judges, all trained to ensure consistency in their evaluations.
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