| Title |
Disgust and the Politics of Sex: Exposure to a Disgusting Odorant Increases Politically Conservative Views on Sex and Decreases Support for Gay Marriage
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0095572 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Thomas G. Adams, Patrick A. Stewart, John C. Blanchar |
| Abstract |
Disgust has been implicated as a potential causal agent underlying socio-political attitudes and behaviors. Several recent studies have suggested that pathogen disgust may be a causal mechanism underlying social conservatism. However, the specificity of this effect is still in question. The present study tested the effects of disgust on a range of policy preferences to clarify whether disgust is generally implicated in political conservatism across public policy attitudes or is uniquely related to specific content domains. Self-reported socio-political attitudes were compared between participants in two experimental conditions: 1) an odorless control condition, and 2) a disgusting odor condition. In keeping with previous research, the present study showed that exposure to a disgusting odor increased endorsement of socially conservative attitudes related to sexuality. In particular, there was a strong and consistent link between induced disgust and less support for gay marriage. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 8 | 22% |
| Argentina | 2 | 6% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 6% |
| Finland | 1 | 3% |
| El Salvador | 1 | 3% |
| Antarctica | 1 | 3% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 3% |
| Italy | 1 | 3% |
| Portugal | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 15 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 26 | 72% |
| Scientists | 6 | 17% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 6% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 6% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Italy | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 56 | 90% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 13% |
| Researcher | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 11 | 18% |
| Unknown | 14 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 18 | 29% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 18% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 3% |
| Philosophy | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 10% |
| Unknown | 19 | 31% |