People who are obsessed with celebrities are less intelligent, study claims

A bit harsh if you ask us.

The Hungarian study, published in BMC Psychology last year, asked 1,763 adults to take part in a 30-word vocabulary test, as well as a digit symbol substitution test, before asking them to complete a questionnaire on their attitudes towards celebrities to determine their celeb interest levels.

The questionnaire asked participants to answer yes or no to a number of statements, such as "I often feel compelled to learn the personal habits of my favorite celebrity" and "I am obsessed by details of my favorite celebrity's life."

Other statements included: "If I were lucky enough to meet my favorite celebrity, and he/she asked me to do something illegal as a favor I would probably do it."

Those interested in celebrities are less intelligent, claims study

Unfortunately, the research found that "there is a direct association between celebrity worship and poorer performance on cognitive tests." This ultimately means that those who scored higher on the celeb questionnaire generally tended to score lower in the intelligence tests.

Participants' income, wealth and education levels were also noted in the test, although it's unclear if any of those factors had an impact on the final results.

Whether the results of the study are conclusive or not, we think it's fair to say it doesn't really matter either way - go enjoy your celeb goss!