Pregnancy tips Negative Life Experiences Make Us More Gullible

I guess it's no secret that people who grow up in the "school of hard knocks" may see the world differently and may have a harder time in life. But this interesting study says that the majority of these people aren't "hard-nosed", they actually end up more gullible. One item of note, this article mentions miscarriage as one of the traumas of life that can contribute to a woman not trusting her own judgement. Read more:



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From the article:



The study found that while some people may indeed become more 'hard-nosed' through adversity, the majority become less trusting of their own judgement.



Kim Drake, a doctoral student at the University of Leicester, conducted the research with Professor Ray Bull and Dr Julian Boon of the School of Psychology. Kim said: "People who have experienced an adverse childhood and adolescence are more likely to come to believe information that isn't true- in short they are more suggestible, and easily mislead which may in turn impact upon their future life choices; they might succumb to peer pressure more readily."



'Adverse life experiences' examined included major personal illnesses/injuries, miscarriage (from the male and female perspective), difficulties at work (being fired/laid off), bullying at school, being a victim of crime (robbery, sexual violence), parental divorce, death of family member and others.