Psychometric Properties, Factor Structure, and Evidence for Measurement Invariance in the Greek Version of the Disgust Scale-Revised (DS-R)

Chalimourdas, Theodoros; Vitoratou, Silia; Matsouka, Efstathia; Owens, Dimitra Anna; Kalogeraki, Leto; Mourikis, Iraklis; Vaidakis, Nikolaos; Tzinieri-Kokkosi, Maria; Pehlivanidis, Artemios; Papageorgiou, Costas

doi:10.3390/diseases7020033

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“…The DS-R scale The scale consists of three subscales (a 12-item Core disgust scale, an 8-item Animal Reminder scale and a 5-item Contamination disgust scale). It has good psychometric characteristics and the Olatunji et al (2008) [6] 3-factor model has been replicated in Greek population making it suitable for use in the Greek population, for both clinical and research work [11]. Statistics Participants' characteristics were described using mean and standard deviation for quantitative variables or proportions for categorical variables.…”

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“…accidentally drinking from someone else's cup) reflects disease spread by people whereas Core disgust reflects disease spread by objects. The DS-R scale has been validated and its three factors confirmed internationally, including a Korean sample [7], students in the Netherlands [8] samples from the United States [9], Israel [10], Greece [11] and samples from Brazil, Australia, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Netherlands [12]. However there is still need for further investigation on the influence of demographic characteristics on disgust propensity.…”

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The Emotion of Disgust among Medical and Psychology Students

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Disgust evolved as a way to protect one’s self from illness. DS-R measures disgust propensity of three kinds of disgust (Core, Animal Reminder and Contamination). Although the DS-R scale was refined mainly with young and largely female student population its impact on educational orientation has not been assessed. In the present study we examined the DS-R scoring and the choice of postgraduate studies in medical (n= 94) and psychology (n= 97) students. They responded to an anonymous web-based survey and completed the DS-R and a questionnaire on their demographics and plans for postgraduate studies. Female students outnumbered males (3:1) and scored higher in Total DS-R score (median: 59 vs. 50, p<0.05). Psychology students scored higher in all three kinds of disgust (p<0.05), indicating a higher level of disease avoidance. Medical students willing to follow Internal Medicine scored higher in Core Disgust (p<0.05) while psychology students willing to study Experimental Psychology scored lower in Animal Reminder subscale (p<0.001). Also, the higher the psychology students scored in Core Disgust scale the higher was the probability to choose Experimental Psychology. In conclusion, disgust propensity as rated by DS-R differentiates medical from psychology students and is also related to orientation preferences in postgraduate studies.

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The Emotion of Disgust among Medical and Psychology Students

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Papanikolaou³

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“…The contamination disgust factor (e.g., accidentally drinking from someone else’s cup) reflects disease spread by people, whereas core disgust reflects disease spread by objects. The DS-R scale has been validated and its three factors were confirmed internationally, including a Korean sample [ 7 ], students in the Netherlands [ 8 ], samples from the United States [ 9 ], Israel [ 10 ], Greece [ 11 ] and samples from Brazil, Australia, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Netherlands [ 12 ].…”

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“…They suggest that demographic variables create some of the diverse contexts in which disgust is evoked, without modulating the intensity of the subjective disgust sensitivity. Chalimourdas et al (2019) [ 11 ] administered the Greek version of the DS-R in a sample of 754 healthy participants. Women scored higher than men in all three subscales and religiousness was associated with heightened levels of disgust.…”

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The emotion of disgust evolved as a way to protect oneself from illness and is associated with aspects of disease avoidance. Disgust Scale–Revised (DS-R) (Olatunji et al., 2008) measures the disgust propensity of three kinds of disgust (core, animal reminder, contamination). Contextual factors, such as academic background, might influence DS-R scoring, especially among medical students, where the notion of disease is central. We examined DS-R scoring and the choice of postgraduate studies in medical (n = 94) and psychology (n = 97) students. In an anonymous web-based survey, participants completed the DS-R and a questionnaire including plans for postgraduate studies. Females outnumbered males and scored higher in total DS-R score (p = 0.003). Psychology students scored higher in all three kinds of disgust (p < 0.001 for core disgust and animal reminder, p = 0.069 for contamination disgust), indicating a higher level of disease avoidance. Medical students willing to follow Internal Medicine scored higher in core disgust (p < 0.05), while psychology students willing to study Experimental Psychology scored lower in the animal reminder subscale (p = 0.019 and p < 0.001 for the association between these subscales and the orientation of Medical and Psychology Students, respectively). In conclusion, disgust propensity as rated by DS-R is related to academic background and orientation preferences in postgraduate studies.

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“…The relationship between the received information and the anxiety level is inversely correlated, so these patients should be provided with all the information through an individualized intervention to reduce their anxiety and its related adverse outcomes. Chalimourdas and co-workers [2] analyzed the psychometric properties, factor structure, and evidence for measurement invariance for the disgust scale applied to the Greek population. Demographic influences on the responses were present, especially the significant impact of gender.…”

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