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* Belief in the permanency of inceldom was weakly associated with greater depression and loneliness scores among the incel sample. Greater incel forum use was weakly associated with higher levels of anxiety, | * Belief in the permanency of inceldom was weakly associated with greater depression and loneliness scores among the incel sample. Greater incel forum use was weakly associated with higher levels of anxiety, | ||
* Incels were less educated than control men. While a similar portion attained higher education at the undergraduate level, the incels were more likely to be high-school dropouts than control men and less likely to have a post-graduate university education. | * Incels were less educated than control men. While a similar portion attained higher education at the undergraduate level, the incels were more likely to be high-school dropouts than control men and less likely to have a post-graduate university education. | ||
* Incels were more likely to be [[NEET|NEETs]] (Not in Education Employment or Training) than non-incel men, though this effect was very small, with incels only being slightly more like to be NEET than would be expected by chance. Costello placed a high emphasis on incels' lower socioeconomic status as a cause of their inceldom, linking this finding to | * Incels were more likely to be [[NEET|NEETs]] (Not in Education Employment or Training) than non-incel men, though this effect was very small, with incels only being slightly more like to be NEET than would be expected by chance. Costello placed a high emphasis on incels' lower socioeconomic status as a cause of their inceldom, linking this finding to predominant evolutionary psychological theories of innate female economic hypergamy and desire for financial investment from their male partners. | ||
==Young incels in the U.S.== | ==Young incels in the U.S.== | ||