No support for two hypotheses about the communicative functions of displaying disgust: Evidence from Turkey, Norway, Germany, and Croatia

Laith Al-Shawaf; David M. G. Lewis; Maliki E. Ghossainy; Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair; Igor Mikloušić; Sascha Schwarz; Kaitlyn P. White

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No support for two hypotheses about the communicative functions of displaying disgust: Evidence from Turkey, Norway, Germany, and Croatia

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No support for two hypotheses about the communicative functions of displaying disgust: Evidence from Turkey, Norway, Germany, and Croatia

Laith Al-Shawaf, David M. G. Lewis, Maliki E. Ghossainy, Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair, Igor Mikloušić, Sascha Schwarz and Kaitlyn P. White

Evolutionary psychology, Vol.21(3), pp.1-8

2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049231179408

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Abstract

In recent years, researchers have discovered much about how disgust works, its neural basis, its relationship with immune function, its connection with mating, and some of its antecedents and consequents. Despite these advances in our understanding, an under-explored area is how disgust may be used to serve a communicative function, including how individuals might strategically downplay or exaggerate the disgust display in front of different audiences. Here, we generated two hypotheses about potential communicative functions of disgust, and tested these hypotheses in four countries (Turkey, Croatia, Germany, and Norway). We found no evidence in support of either hypothesis in any country. Discussion focuses on the likely falsity of the two central hypotheses, alternative interpretations of our findings, and directions for future research.

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Title: No support for two hypotheses about the communicative functions of displaying disgust: Evidence from Turkey, Norway, Germany, and Croatia
Authors/Creators: Laith Al-Shawaf - University of Colorado Colorado Springs
David M. G. Lewis - Murdoch University
Maliki E. Ghossainy - Boston University
Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Igor Mikloušić - Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb, Croatia
Sascha Schwarz - University of Wuppertal
Kaitlyn P. White - University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Publication Details: Evolutionary psychology, Vol.21(3), pp.1-8
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Identifiers: 991005593767707891
Murdoch Affiliation: Centre for Healthy Ageing; School of Psychology
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, Experimental
ESI research areas: Psychiatry/Psychology