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Study Finds Psychopaths Drink Their Coffee Black

Know any long black lovers?

If you prefer your coffee black, youโ€™ve probably come to terms with a number of things by now:

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1. You prefer strong flavours

2. You take good care of your health

3. You just want to drink coffee the way itโ€™s supposed to be drunk

or according to a recent study, youโ€™re number 4: A psychopath.

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Published in the journal Appetite, the findings discovered a correlation between a love of black coffee and sadist or psychopathic tendencies.

The research surveyed more than 1,000 adults, asking them to give their food and flavour preferences. The participants then took a series of personality tests assessing antisocial personality traits, such as sadism, narcissism and psychopathy. 

The study, carried out by researchers at the University of Innsbruck, found that a preference for bitter flavours was linked to psychopathic behaviour.

The closest association was between bitter foods and โ€œeveryday sadismโ€ โ€“ that is to say, enjoyment of inflicting moderate levels of pain on others. 

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Weird.

And, itโ€™s not just black coffee that should set off alarm bells. The study also found participants who took a liking to celery, radishes and tonic water were also likely to exhibit antisocial traits. 

This is not the first study that has found a link between taste and personality, either.

Researchers Christina Sagioglou and Tobias Greitemeyer showed links between sweet taste experiences and โ€œagreeablenessโ€, while bitter tastes increased hostility and harsh moral judgements. 

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So, next time youโ€™re out with a friend and they unsuspectingly order a black coffee โ€“ youโ€™ve been warned.  

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