Study finds that women with better bodies are more afraid of pain

A person's figure and pain seem to be incompatible. However, a new study from the University of New Mexico found that women with better bodies are more sensitive to pain and more afraid of it.

For the new study, University of New Mexico researcher Dr. Jacob Virgil and colleagues studied 96 students. The researchers measured body data such as female waist-to-hip ratio and male shoulder-to-hip ratio. Women's low waist-to-hip ratio is a sign of good figure and beauty, while men with wide shoulders and narrow hips are often considered more handsome. Afterwards, the researchers asked all participants to insert one hand into a basin of ice water whose temperature could not be controlled and recorded the time each participant could endure. The researchers also asked participants how they felt about pain and used video to record their facial expressions. Comparative analysis results showed that female participants with good stature were the most sensitive to pain. Men with broad shoulders have the strongest tolerance for pain.

Researchers believe that sensitivity to pain is a sign of vulnerability and can make women more attractive to potential spouses. At the same time, this is also part of the inheritance of women's sexual charm, including women's graceful figure with convex front and back. Dr. Virgil said new research showed for the first time that there is a correlation between the attractiveness of men and women's bodies to the opposite sex and their pain tolerance.

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