Disgust sensitivity relates to attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women across 31 nations

F. van Leeuwen; Y. Inbar; M.B. Petersen; L. Aarøe; P. Barclay; F.K. Barlow; M. de Barra; D.V. Becker; L. Borovoi; J. Choi; N.S. Consedine; J.R. Conway; P. Conway; V.C. Adoric; E. Demirci; A.M. Fernández; D.C.S. Ferreira; K. Ishii; I. Jakšić; T. Ji; I. Jonaityte; D.M.G. Lewis; N.P. Li; J.C. McIntyre; S. Mukherjee; J.H. Park; B. Pawlowski; D. Pizarro; P. Prokop; G. Prodromitis; M.J. Rantala; L.M. Reynolds; B. Sandin; B. Sevi; N. Srinivasan; S. Tewari; J.C. Yong; I. Žeželj; J.M. Tybur

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Disgust sensitivity relates to attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women across 31 nations

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Disgust sensitivity relates to attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women across 31 nations

F. van Leeuwen, Y. Inbar, M.B. Petersen, L. Aarøe, P. Barclay, F.K. Barlow, M. de Barra, D.V. Becker, L. Borovoi, J. Choi, …

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302211067151

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Abstract

Previous work has reported a relation between pathogen-avoidance motivations and prejudice toward various social groups, including gay men and lesbian women. It is currently unknown whether this association is present across cultures, or specific to North America. Analyses of survey data from adult heterosexuals (N = 11,200) from 31 countries showed a small relation between pathogen disgust sensitivity (an individual-difference measure of pathogen-avoidance motivations) and measures of antigay attitudes. Analyses also showed that pathogen disgust sensitivity relates not only to antipathy toward gay men and lesbians, but also to negativity toward other groups, in particular those associated with violations of traditional sexual norms (e.g., prostitutes). These results suggest that the association between pathogen-avoidance motivations and antigay attitudes is relatively stable across cultures and is a manifestation of a more general relation between pathogen-avoidance motivations and prejudice towards groups associated with sexual norm violations.

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Title: Disgust sensitivity relates to attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women across 31 nations
Authors/Creators: F. van Leeuwen (Author/Creator) - Tilburg University
Y. Inbar (Author/Creator) - University of Toronto
M.B. Petersen (Author/Creator) - Aarhus University
L. Aarøe (Author/Creator) - Aarhus University
P. Barclay (Author/Creator) - University of Guelph
F.K. Barlow (Author/Creator) - The University of Queensland
M. de Barra (Author/Creator) - Brunel University of London
D.V. Becker (Author/Creator) - Arizona State University
L. Borovoi (Author/Creator) - National Institute for Testing and Evaluation
J. Choi (Author/Creator) - Kangwon National University
N.S. Consedine (Author/Creator) - University of Auckland
J.R. Conway (Author/Creator) - Université Toulouse-I-Capitole
P. Conway (Author/Creator) - University of Portsmouth
V.C. Adoric (Author/Creator) - University of Zadar
E. Demirci (Author/Creator) - Bilkent University
A.M. Fernández (Author/Creator) - Universidad de Santiago de Chile
D.C.S. Ferreira (Author/Creator) - Universidade Federal de Sergipe
K. Ishii (Author/Creator) - Nagoya University
I. Jakšić (Author/Creator) - University of Belgrade
T. Ji (Author/Creator) - Nanjing Normal University
I. Jonaityte (Author/Creator) - Ca' Foscari University of Venice
D.M.G. Lewis (Author/Creator) - Murdoch University
N.P. Li (Author/Creator) - Singapore Management University
J.C. McIntyre (Author/Creator) - Liverpool John Moores University
S. Mukherjee (Author/Creator) - Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
J.H. Park (Author/Creator) - University of Bristol
B. Pawlowski (Author/Creator) - University of Wrocław
D. Pizarro (Author/Creator) - Cornell University
P. Prokop (Author/Creator) - Comenius University Bratislava
G. Prodromitis (Author/Creator) - Panteion University
M.J. Rantala (Author/Creator) - University of Turku
L.M. Reynolds (Author/Creator) - University of Auckland
B. Sandin (Author/Creator) - Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
B. Sevi (Author/Creator) - Bilkent University
N. Srinivasan (Author/Creator) - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
S. Tewari (Author/Creator) - Indian Institute of Management Indore
J.C. Yong (Author/Creator) - Northumbria University
I. Žeželj (Author/Creator) - University of Belgrade
J.M. Tybur (Author/Creator) - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Publication Details: Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Identifiers: 991005544894507891
Murdoch Affiliation: Centre for Healthy Ageing; Health Futures Institute
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Citation topics: 6 Social Sciences; 6.73 Social Psychology; 6.73.1369 Evolutionary Psychology
Web Of Science research areas: Psychology, Social
ESI research areas: Psychiatry/Psychology