The study has been widely reported – from The New York Post to The Jakarta Post.Īnd picked up by dating advice sites such as Bolde which declared: “Foodie Calls Are Becoming A Big Problem In Dating - Are You Guilty?”
In what was probably a rationale for exploring the darker side of foodie callers, social psychologist Dr Brian Collison observed: “Several dark traits have been linked to deceptive and exploitative behaviour in romantic relationships, such as one-night stands, faking an orgasm, or sending unsolicited sexual pictures.” Big news or old news? The researchers, however, pointed out that psychopathy, Machiavellianism and narcissism personality traits were more present in foodie callers than in women who stayed home with a tuna bake.Īccording to a statement from the university: “Upon further analysis, the social and personality psychology researchers found that women who scored high on the ‘dark triad’ of personality traits (i.e., psychopathy, Machiavellianism, narcissism), as well as expressed traditional gender role beliefs, were most likely to engage in a foodie call and find it acceptable.” Still, they fell short of condemning the foodie caller volunteers to hell. Perhaps, predictably, the two-thirds who claimed to have never been on a foodie call, described the practise as socially unacceptable. They came to this conclusion after carrying out two separate studies – involving a total 1177 women – that examined their gender attitudes, personality and foodie call history.