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When looking for a future partner, both attractiveness and personality play a part. The purpose of this study was to expand previous findings and investigate the difference between face and body choice and the ratings of body parts importance depending on if a person is considering a long- or short-term relationship. The similarity between self and an ideal partner’s extraversion, agreeableness and conscientiousness personality traits was also investigated. An additional question researched associations between the choice of body part for women and men and the two types of relationship (short- and long-term). The method was an online survey in two versions: one which asked questions about participant considering a long- and the other short- term relationship. Seventy-seven university students took a part and were randomly assigned to one of the two surveys. After exclusion of three participants, 38 participants were included in the long-term group (18 women and 20 men, mean age 22.66) and 36 in the short-term survey (17 women and 19 men, mean age 21.86). The results revealed that although face was more frequently chosen than body overall there was no significant association between choice of body part and relationship type. This association was not significant either for males or females when gender was analyzed separately. In addition, individuals rated face higher than body in both the long- and short-term relationship groups, and the ratings of face and body did not differ between the two groups. For the long-term relationships, positive and significant correlations between self and ideal partner personality were found for the three traits (agreeableness, extraversion, and conscientiousness), suggesting a similarity between a person and their ideal partner’s personality for these factors. For the short-term the traits agreeableness and conscientiousness were positive and significantly correlated between self and ideal personality, while extraversion was positive, but it did not reach statistical significance. The traits that survived correction for multiple comparisons in this study were long- and short-term agreeableness and long-term extraversion. In sum, the choice of face or body did not depend on the relationship considered (long- or short- term partner). The personality traits between self and ideal partner were similar and significant besides short-term extraversion. / När man letar efter sin framtida partner spelar både attraktion och personlighet roll. Syftet med denna studie var att utöka tidigare forskning och undersöka skillnaden mellan ansikts- och kroppsval samt hur stor betydelse olika kroppsdelar har beroende på om en person överväger en lång- eller kortvarig relation. Likheten mellan själv och en ideal partners extraversion, behaglighet och samvetsgrannhet undersöktes också. En ytterligare fråga utredde samband mellan val av kroppsdel för kvinnor och män med anseende på de två typerna av relationer (kort- och långvarig). Metoden var en webbenkät i två versioner: den ena ställde frågor om hur deltagaren valde sin partner i en långvarig relation och den andra kortvarig relation. Sjuttio-sju universitetsstudenter deltog och de tilldelades slumpmässigt till en av de två enkäter. Efter uteslutning av tre deltagare, 38 deltagare i långtidsgruppen (18 kvinnor och 20 män, medelåldern 22,66) och 36 i korttidsundersökningen (17 kvinnor och 19 män, medelålder 21,86) deltog i studien. Resultaten avslöjade att även om ansikte valdes oftare än kroppen, fanns det inget signifikant samband mellan val av kroppsdel och relationstyp. Detta samband var inte heller signifikant vare sig för män eller kvinnor när kön analyserades separat. Dessutom bedömde individer ansikte högre än kropp i både lång- och kortsiktiga relationsgrupper, och betygen av ansikte och kropp skilde sig inte mellan de två grupperna. För de långtidrelationerna fann man positiva och signifikanta korrelationer mellan själv och den ideala partners personlighet för de tre egenskaperna (behaglighet, extraversion och samvetsgrannhet). Detta tyder på en likhet mellan en person och deras ideala partners personlighet för dessa faktorer. För korttidsförhållanden var egenskaperna behaglighet och samvetsgrannhet positiva och signifikant korrelerade mellan själv och den ideala personligheten, medan extraversion var positiv, men detta nådde inte statistisk signifikans. De egenskaper som har överlevt korrigering för flera jämförelser i denna studie var lång- och kortvarig behaglighet och långvarig extraversion. Valet av ansikte eller kropp berodde inte på vilken relation som ansågs (lång- eller korttidspartner). Personlighetsdragen för sig själv och ideal partner var lika och signifikanta förutom kortvarig extraversion.

Ian Fleming’s debut novel Casino Royale (2015) introduces the iconic character James Bond. The savvy British spy who must save the world from Soviet villain is a cultural icon the world over. Yet not much is known of his personal political leanings. Fleming once claimed that James Bond’s politics lies just left of center. In this essay I analyze where James Bond lies on the left-right political scale by using Cichoka & Dhont’s (2018) “Big-five personality model”.Research has been made about the contextual, historical and political settings of the Bond novels such as Jeremy Black’s (2001) “The politics of James Bond: from Fleming's novels to the big screen” which serves as a complement to this research. Black’s (2001)claims suggest that Britain struggled for dominance after The Second World War as they were financially in ruin and although Britain lost some of its colonies, they still had many territories under their control. However, with the rising power of the Soviet Union, the nationalistic feeling in Britain grew as their reputation as a powerful empire needed to be upheld. Therefore, a need for a strong British symbol grew, which also acted as a reason for why Fleming created James Bond.The essay concludes that James Bond represents a specific part of Great Britain. The analysis has shown James Bond is a product of his time by symbolizing the longing for the return of the great British empire. This is supported by the fact of him scoring low on categories such as Agreeableness and Openness combined with the fact that he harbors anti-Communist beliefs. The analysis show that he acts in a manner that would highlight the colonial days of Britain where their strength had not yet diminished as opposed to the times after the Second World War. As such, the actions of James Bond, together with his explicit views suggest that he lies slightly more towards the right on the political scale and thus, disputesthe claim of Ian Fleming.

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