Discovered 'unexpected' benefits of anger

Have you ever looked in the mirror to admire your face when angry? It must be a face with a forehead lowered, squinted, lips curled up, a nostrils enlarged.

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We know that anger is not good for everyone's skin, but a recent study by experts from UC Santa Barbara and Griffith University (Australia) points out the advantages of a "mold". face of anger ". Accordingly, each element of anger will make you stronger and superior.

Participating in the study - Aaron Sell, a lecturer at Griffith University in Australia, said that expressions of anger used up to seven groups of facial muscles. And experts are trying to explain why evolution has chosen special muscle groups on the face to express emotional states of anger.

Aaron Sell said: "Our previous research showed anger in order to promote bargaining behavior to achieve efficiency during a conflict."

Psychology professor Cosmides Tooby said: "Men are more easily angry, they are aggressive, feel they have the right to equal treatment and or choose to resolve conflicts by military methods. more".

Many experts believe that, for our ancestors, an angry face will make the enemy feel they are strong. To come to this conclusion, the researcher experimented with two facial images on the computer, a picture of the forehead lowered and the other image with a raised eyebrow.

Only with this small difference, the two faces have changed markedly. Aaron Sell said: "The face image with the forehead lowered and the opposite person felt they felt physically healthier."

The experiment was repeated with a different face with high cheekbones, lips curled up and slightly pushed forward, mouth wide open like a challenge, a wide nose, a forward chin. As expected, when asked to evaluate, most people feel the physical strength of the person expressed through this somewhat threatening face.

Researcher Aaron Sell shared: "Our previous research shows that many people evaluate the opponent's ability to fight by looking at the person's face. From the full face of anger, the opponent will imagine a strong man with a bulging chest, ready to fight, so it can be said that one of the functions of an angry face is to intimidate. anger will make you stronger and superior ".

The study is published in the Journal of Evolution and Human Behavior.