We all have assholes, and we all know one when we see one. What makes an asshole an asshole?
The psychology researchers at the University of Georgia were able to quantify which personality traits make someone a shole.
The researchers described their methodology in a press release.
400 people were asked if they were the biggest asshole in their life and what kind of traits they had.
The majority of the assholes were described as aggressive by study participants.
Middle-aged men were the demographic most often described as assholes.
People didn't have a lot of trouble figuring out who the biggest asshole in their life was.
Roughly half of the assholes were estranged family members.
The jerks whose behaviors they outlined for the researchers are being described as having pretty aversive behaviors, so it makes sense that people weren't close to them.
One third of the assholes were still in the lives of the study participants, and ranged from friends and coworkers to current partners.
One of the key defining asshole traits is that they don't seem to care that their behavior is bothering others.
The participants said that the assholes held bigoted views, had trouble controlling their anger, and were irresponsible.
People who voted for Donald Trump or didn't wear masks made the cut.
It is going to be considered a psychological disorder in the next Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. It is a highly subjective term that can be interpreted in a variety of different ways.
It opens the door for more research about assumptions we make about other people's personality.
What makes a hole? The University of Georgia.
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