Surprising trait female psychopaths are more likely to share

A surprising new study that looked at the habits of 1400 women has uncovered a surprising sign that may indicate if someone is a psychopath.

A surprising new study has uncovered that female psychopaths are less likely to wear makeup.

Scholars from the University of Sao Paulo asked 1410 Brazilian women about their cosmetics usage across different social contexts.

The study, published in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour, looked at makeup usage in spaces such as at home, on a first date, in a business meeting, and at the gym, the New York Postreported.

The volunteers were subsequently asked to complete surveys to measure their “Dark Triad” traits — Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy.

The researchers found that women who regularly wore lots of makeup scored highly on the narcissism scale.

Conversely, however, women who scored highly on the psychopathy scale were less likely to put on lipstick, eyeliner and blush in all social situations.

While the findings may initially appear unexpected, they’re perhaps unsurprising given that psychopaths are generally unbothered by how they are perceived by others.

“These findings underscore the nuanced relationship between makeup usage and personality,” the study authors stated, saying that women who wore lots of makeup were also found to be more agreeable in most social contexts.

The findings come just three months after a separate study uncovered another sign that could indicate you’re in the company of someone with psychopathic tendencies.

Surprising sign you may be a psychopath. Picture: iStock

Academics from the University of New Mexico found female psychopaths are more likely to move their heads when they talk.

“Non-verbal behaviours (i.e., head dynamics) represent an important, yet understudied, form of communication that may enhance our ability to detect certain forms of psychopathology, including psychopathy,” said study authors.

Surprisingly, female psychopaths are more common than most would think.

Clive Boddy, an Anglia Ruskin University professor who specialises in corporate psychopathy, recently suggested that female psychopaths likely go unnoticed due to societal gender bias.

This story originally appeared on the New York Post and reproduced with permission