Children show strong preference for those smiled on by fate

I suppose this explains "Dancing With The Stars"...--Dictynna

5- to 7-year-olds more attracted to lucky individuals and groups than victims of bad luck

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 7, 2006 -- Children as young as five to seven years of age prefer lucky individuals over the less fortunate, according to new research by psychologists at Harvard University and Stanford University. This phenomenon, the researchers say, could clarify the origins of human attitudes toward differing social groups and help explain the persistence of social inequality.

The work, by Kristina R. Olson and colleagues, is published in the latest issue of the journal Psychological Science.