Science Says Drinking Your Coffee This Way Means You’re More Likely to Be a Psychopath

BestLife ^ | 4NOV18 | Diana Bruk

[vannrox]

I have a friend who always drinks his coffee black with no sugar (and is rather pretentious about it, mind you), and whenever the server asks him if he wants milk, he makes the same joke: “I’ll take it black, like my soul.” Now, a new study published in the journal Appetite suggests there may be something to that.

Researchers at the University of Innsbruck in Austria asked more than 1,000 men and women to self-report their taste preferences and answer a questionnaire that assessed their Machiavellianism, psychopathy, narcissism, everyday sadism, trait aggression, and the Big Five factors of personality.

What they found that those who preferred bitter flavors often exhibited qualities that make them appear bitter themselves. In addition, these people often revealed sadistic or even psychopathic characteristics. In other words, evidence shows that people with psychopathic tendencies tend prefer their coffee black. According to the findings:

“The present research has demonstrated that bitter taste preferences are associated with 549 more pronounced malevolent personality traits, especially robustly with everyday sadism. [The results] confirmed the hypothesis that bitter taste preferences are positively associated with malevolent personality traits, with the most robust relation to everyday sadism and psychopathy…The data thereby provide novel insights into the relationship between personality and the ubiquitous behaviors of eating and drinking by consistently demonstrating a robust relation between increased enjoyment of bitter foods and heightened sadistic proclivities.”

The paper noted that the opposite has also been found to be true, citing previous research that indicates that those who prefer sweet tastes are “sweet” themselves to the extent that they tend to exhibit more “prosocial” personality characteristics. In general, the entire study argues that there’s something to the saying, “You are what you eat.” Again, from the report:

“Sensation seeking is one of the personality characteristics that has often been associated with individual differences in taste preferences. For example, people high in sensation seeking tend to have an increased preference for spicy food. Additionally, caffeine consumption is positively correlated with other facets of sensation seeking behavior, such as experience seeking and disinhibition. Increased preferences for sweet foods appear to co-occur with higher levels of agreeableness. Similarly, a preference for sweet white wine over dry white wine is associated with more trait neuroticism and lower levels of openness.”

Of course, none of this is determinate, and if you like bitter food, you should not make the assumption that you’re “bitter” any more than you should make the assumption that you’re sweet because you like candy.

However, it does make sense that the stimuli that we seek from what we eat and drink would correlate to the stimuli that we seek in life. And it’s worth noting that, of the correlations examined, “general bitter taste preferences were the strongest predictor compared to the other taste preferences. Taken together, the results suggest that how much people like bitter tasting foods and drinks is stably tied to how dark their personality is.”

And for more eye-opening science you should know, see here to find out which personality traits have been proven to extend your life.

[Carriage Hill]

Direct link to article:

https://bestlifeonline.com/coffee-psychopath/

[Oratam]

Everybody ordered their coffee “regular,” which meant with cream and sugar. So, I went along with the flow. That and a buttered roll got us through the morning.

Any chance these events took place in New Jersey?

[Liz]

Jamocha shakes are good......and how 'bout this?

“Jamocha” Ice-Cream Pie

Ingredients 4 cups(2 pints) coffee ice cream, slightly softened 3/4 cup hot fudge topping cup Cool Whip™ frozen whipped topping, thawed,
Coffee-flavored chocolate candies or chocolate-covered coffee beans garnish

Coffee Pat-in-Pan Pie Crust---mix then pat into pie pan: cup flour 1/2 cup butter, 2 teaspoons powdered instant coffee (dry)

ASSEMBLY Spread pint ice cream in pie crust. Cover and freeze firm. Spread hot fudge topping over. Carefully
spread second pint of ice cream over topping. Cover/freeze 2 hours til firm (keep no longer than 2 weeks).

SERVE let stand at room temp 10 min before cutting. Garnish with whipped topping, coffee candies just before serving.

[combat_boots]

My blood sugar would go over the roof after that. I learned the hard way.

[Liz]

Coffee is a diuretic.

[unread]

"if you like bitter food, you should not make the assumption that you’re “bitter” any more than you should make the assumption that you’re sweet because you like candy."

Then why all the yap about such a foolish subject..??

[ASA Vet]

So did all of my Asian wives.

[odawg]

Strangely, I prefer my coffee black because it tastes better, not because it is bitter.

Like anyone else, I do have a sweet tooth.

[nikos1121]

Stupid

[jeffc]

"One day a guy told me that coffee was good for you - unless you added cream, which made the combination bad."

A co-worker drank his coffee black and was quite vocal about. I asked him if he ever eats steak. He responded that he did. I then asked him if he puts anything on it: salt, pepper, steak sauce... He glared at me and walked away.

[Pollard]

I like my coffee “regular”

That is, with cream and sugar.

I also like espresso. Worked at a place in FL that was 80% Hispanics and they turned me on to that stuff.

Always wondered what the deal was with tiny cups of turbo coffee. Then I got to thinking; not much good water in some places. Only takes a little water to make espresso and the super low ph levels aka high acidity probably kills off the bad stuff and kills off the bad water taste.

Never did get an espresso machine but I did get a mocha pot so every now in then I make Italian espresso.

[Sirius Lee]

These people make the best motorcycles in the world but they know zilch about coffee.

I don't see Ducati mentioned in the article, so I'm not sure what you're talking about. But a good cup of cappuccino with a little tiramisu after some bolognese is almost as beautiful and satisfying as a spirited ride up a twisty mountain road on a SuperSport.

[maddog55]

Yet another asinine research project.

[Eric Pode of Croydon]

[lightman]

Christians who receive the Eucharist regularly know: You are what you eat.

[Beowulf9]

I drink it black. If it’s good coffee it’s not bitter. If I added cream and sugar to the 5 or 6 cups I drink a day I’d put on pounds galore.

[tbpiper]

One thing we know absolutely for certain from the scientists is that coffee will give you cancer.....or not.

[no-to-illegals]

I love my coffee dark, strong, and cream and sugar free. My better half says I’m crazy and a lunatic was what my better half was seeking. Am glad I was qualified

[cyclotic]

Just had my first cup of strong black coffee while reading this.

[Old Yeller]

I order Kamala coffee. Black and bitter.