Study Says Guys Who Love Batman Feel Better About Their Own Bodies

Sometimes it pays to be a comic fan! A study done by a graduate student at the University at Buffalo in New York concluded that men who identified with Bruce Wayne and Batman, as well as Spider-Man and Superman felt better about their own bodies than those who weren't fans of the comic book characters. Keep reading to find out how this was concluded.

From Inquisitr:

Here’s how the study went down: 100 male college students were asked to look at photos of Batman and Spider-Man. Both sets of images had been slightly tweaked to show each superhero as a muscular titan and a 98-pound weakling. After requesting the subjects to pour over the aforementioned pictures, researchers discovered that those who felt a kinship with Batman and/or Spider-Man tended to feel better about their own bodies. Those who didn’t feel a connection, meanwhile, reported that they felt bad about themselves. However, these negative feelings subsided a bit when they saw Batman portrayed as a scrawny guy in a cape.

Interesting!