A British study recently established a correlation between men who believe they have a smaller than average penis and the desire to buy a luxury sports car “to compensate”.
- In a study, British researchers lied to men about the average size of a penis before asking them about luxury cars.
- According to the results, men who thought they had a smaller than average penis tended to want to buy powerful cars to “compensate”.
- The conclusions of this research were really significant only from the age of 30.
Is there a psychological link between penis size and the desire to buy a luxury car? In any case, this is what a new study from University College London (United Kingdom) suggests.
Manipulation of self-esteem
For the purposes of this research, British scientists recruited around 200 English-speaking men aged 18 to 74. The researchers deliberately lied to the participants by telling them that the purpose of this study was to assess how individuals recall information while making purchases online.
During the investigation, false information was given to the volunteers via an online survey platform. The “key” essay was to tell them a deliberately false fact about the average size of an erect penis. The size presented was either 18 cm or 12 cm. In fact, the average size of an erect penis is 14 cm. The scientists then asked participants a series of questions about their consumption habits and desires, particularly around luxury cars.
Big car: increase in desire among men who believe they have a small penis
According to their results, the desire for a sporty and powerful car increased among men who thought they had a smaller than average penis. However, this experimental manipulation had a different effect depending on the age of the participant. “We found that men, and especially men over 30, viewed sports cars as more desirable when they were made to believe they had a small penis. [ndlr dans 90 à 95 % des cas]”the study officials noted.
As part of the research, scientists attempted to manipulate the volunteers’ self-esteem in other situations, but no correlation was shown between the desire to own a luxury car and having a penis. “We found no evidence here that ratings were affected by self-esteem overall or at any particular age.” the researchers said. Soon, the study will have to be peer-reviewed before being published in a scientific journal.
