Got a passion for buying sneakers*? It could be a good sign, with a U.S. poll* finding that people who buy three pairs of sneakers or more a year are far more likely to be a leadership type than other people.

Mindset Media, a media company that examines personalities* of different consumers, found that people who buy more than three pairs of sneakers a year are 61 percent more likely to have the qualities of a modern leader.

These qualities included having ideas and vision, and being decisive*.

The survey of 7,500 people found multi-sneaker buyers were 50 percent more likely to be very confident.

“It is often said you can tell a lot about a person by the shoes they wear, and now we have some hard data to back that up,” Lauren Arvonio, a spokeswoman for Mindset Media, said.

Previous Mindset Media surveys found that people who pay their credit card bills off each month were more likely to be “highly deliberate*,” thinking through their actions, but also less modest than others.

Multi-car owners were found to be 78 percent more likely to be highly creative than other people. (SD-Agencies)