Disgust and Facial Expression Recognition Across the Menstrual Cycle

Mikolić, Ana

doi:10.22330/heb/311/060-073

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“…We supposed that if it is true that disgust can be 'projective' (Nussbaum, 2010;Rozin et al, 1986), then focusing on the dirty work environment that characterizes physically tainted occupations would promote disgust towards people who work in such an environment. In addition, our hypothesis was backedup by several authors (Buckels & Trapnell, 2013;Curtis & Biran, 2001;Haidt, McCauley & Rozin, 1994;Mikolić, 2016;Rozin et al, 2008), according to which bodily fluids and dirty environments can be considered culturally universal elicitors of disgust. Moreover, in order to demonstrate the importance of disgust in the severity of moral judgements, it is noteworthy that Schnall et al, (2008) used a dirty work setting to experimentally manipulate participants' disgust levels.…”

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The Dirty Side of Work: Biologization of Physically Tainted Workers

Valtorta¹,

Baldissarri²,

Andrighetto³

et al. 2019

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The present studies aim to expand research on dehumanization in the work domain by exploring the biologization-an unexplored form of dehumanization that involves the perception of others as infected and contagious-of physically tainted workers. By integrating the literature on biologization with that of disgust and physically dirty work, we expected that the biologization of workers would be explained by their dirty work environment and by increased feelings of disgust towards them. In Study 1, we showed that focusing on a dirty work environment (vs. on the person performing the work) increased feelings of disgust towards workers and, in turn, their biologization. Coherently, in Study 2, we found that a physically tainted occupation (vs. baseline condition) increased participants' feelings of disgust and biological dehumanization towards the worker. In contrast, a non-physically tainted occupation (vs. baseline condition) had no effects on disgust and biologization. The theoretical and practical implications are considered.

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confidence: 77%

The Dirty Side of Work: Biologization of Physically Tainted Workers

Valtorta¹,

Baldissarri²,

Andrighetto³

et al. 2019

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“…Prior research in this region has found that women perceive fetuses to be vulnerable to certain threats throughout the course of pregnancy , which opens the possibility that diseases, such as HIV, are viewed in a similar light. Alternatively, this finding could challenge the validity of maternal-fetal protection and related prophylactic theories since recent evidence suggests that maternal susceptibility to pathogens is not always limited to the first trimester (Kourtis et al 2014), and indicators of immunosuppression do not consistently predict hypothesized prophylactic behaviors both during pregnancy and across the menstrual cycle (Jones et al 2018;Mikolić 2016;Placek 2017;Placek and Hagen 2013;Timmers et al 2018).…”

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Reframing HIV Stigma and Fear

Placek

Nishimura²,

Hudanick

et al. 2019

Hum Nat

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HIV stigma and fears surrounding the disease pose a challenge for public health interventions, particularly those that target pregnant women. In order to reduce stigma and improve the lives of vulnerable populations, researchers have recognized a need to integrate different types of support at various levels. To better inform HIV interventions, the current study draws on social-ecological and evolutionary theories of reproduction to predict stigma and fear of contracting HIV among pregnant women in South India. The aims of this study were twofold: compare the socialecological model to a modified maternal-fetal protection model and test a combined model that included strong predictors from each model. The study took place in 2008-2011 in Mysore District, Karnataka, India. Using data from a cross-sectional survey and biological indicators of health, we statistically modeled social-ecological variables representing individual, interpersonal, and community/institutional levels. Participants were 645 pregnant women. The social-ecological and combined models were the best-fitting models for HIV-related stigma, and the combined model was the best fit for HIV-related fear. Our findings suggest that combining reproductive life history factors along with individual, interpersonal, and community/institutional factors are significant indicators of HIV-related stigma and fear. Results of this study support a multifaceted approach to intervention development for HIV-related stigma and fear. The combined model in this study can be used as a predictive model for future research focused on HIV stigma and fear, with the intent that dual consideration of social-ecological and evolutionary theories will improve public health communication efforts.

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