Martin Voracek (psychologist)

Martin Voracek (born 1966 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian psychologist and Professor of Psychological Research Methods - Research Synthesis in the University of Vienna's Faculty of Psychology.[1] He is also the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Individual Differences.[2]

Research

Voracek has researched many different topics in the field of psychology,[3] including the relationship between IQ and suicide rates,[4][5] and the association between the digit ratio of a heterosexual man and the number of sexual partners he has had.[6] One of his best-known studies, published in 2002, found that female centerfold models in Playboy had become less representative of the general population since the 1950s. The same study also found that more recent models tend to look much less curvy and more androgynous than did previous models.[7][8][9]

References
  1. "Martin Voracek CV".
  2. "Website von Martin Voracek". homepage.univie.ac.at. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  3. Abrahams, Marc (2007-05-29). "Model behaviour". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  4. Kenneally, Christine (2005-03-20). "Suicidal tendencies". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  5. Bennett, Catherine (2005-03-24). "Of suicides and young recruits". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  6. Abrahams, Marc (2007-11-06). "Improbable research: the long and the short of finger studies". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  7. Voracek, Martin; Fisher, Maryanne L. (2002-12-21). "Shapely centrefolds? Temporal change in body measures: trend analysis". BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 325 (7378): 1447–1448. doi:10.1136/bmj.325.7378.1447. ISSN 1756-1833. PMC 139033. PMID 12493660.
  8. Abraham, Carolyn (2002-12-20). "Watch out for sports that can kill". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
  9. Cosgrove-Mather, Bootie (2002-12-20). "Playboy Bunnies A Bit Thinner". CBS News. Retrieved 2017-09-19.


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