Right-wing identification correlates with higher attractiveness rated from yearbook photos. Right-wing correlates with greater height even after controlling for attractiveness and health. Height's link to rightism drops 30% with controls but remains significant. Right-wing correlates with better adult health per Health Utilities Index. Childhood health correlates 0.12 with conservatism. WORDSUM IQ scores correlate -0.12 with right-wing identification. Mental stability correlates 0.41 with right-wing views after error adjustment. At 90th percentile of each trait, 79% are more right-wing than average. Adjusting for measurement error raises prediction to 80.6%. Kirkegaard study on mental instability and wokeness retracted for political reasons. Univariate to multivariate models barely change height/attractiveness/health effects. Childhood and adult health correlate weakly. Self-reported height reliable at 0.93. Attractiveness ratings reliable at 0.86. WORDSUM reliable at 0.84. Self-reported political views load 0.82 on common factor. Health utilities reliable at 0.76.
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