Citat:
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/d...07#d60466981e1
Body odour disgust sensitivity is associated with xenophobia: evidence from nine countries across five continents
Abstract
Body odour disgust sensitivity (BODS) reflects a behavioural disposition to avoid pathogens, and it may also involve social attitudes. Among participants in the USA, high levels of BODS were associated with stronger xenophobia towards a fictitious refugee group. To test the generalizability of this finding, we analysed data from nine countries across five continents (N = 6836). Using structural equation modelling, we found support for our pre-registered hypotheses: higher BODS levels were associated with more xenophobic attitudes; this relationship was partially explained by perceived dissimilarities of the refugees' norms regarding hygiene and food preparation, and general attitudes toward immigration. Our results support a theoretical notion of how pathogen avoidance is associated with social attitudes: ‘traditional norms’ often involve behaviours that limit inter-group contact, social mobility and situations that might lead to pathogen exposure. Our results also indicate that the positive relationship between BODS and xenophobia is robust across cultures.
Abstract
Body odour disgust sensitivity (BODS) reflects a behavioural disposition to avoid pathogens, and it may also involve social attitudes. Among participants in the USA, high levels of BODS were associated with stronger xenophobia towards a fictitious refugee group. To test the generalizability of this finding, we analysed data from nine countries across five continents (N = 6836). Using structural equation modelling, we found support for our pre-registered hypotheses: higher BODS levels were associated with more xenophobic attitudes; this relationship was partially explained by perceived dissimilarities of the refugees' norms regarding hygiene and food preparation, and general attitudes toward immigration. Our results support a theoretical notion of how pathogen avoidance is associated with social attitudes: ‘traditional norms’ often involve behaviours that limit inter-group contact, social mobility and situations that might lead to pathogen exposure. Our results also indicate that the positive relationship between BODS and xenophobia is robust across cultures.
Personer från olika länder ombads att fylla i frågeformulär om olika ämnen.
Deltagarna bedömdes på deras avsky för sex typer av kroppslukter – avföring, överkroppssvett, fötter, urin, gaser och andedräkt, medan en annan undersökning bedömde deras allmänna attityder till invandring.
Sedan bedömdes främlingsfientlighet, fick deltagarna svara på frågor om sina känslor för flyktingar från ett fiktivt land vid namn Drashnea, som de antingen fick höra var i Östafrika eller Östeuropa.
Deltagarna fick veta att Drashnea "har upplevt en hel del civil oro under de senaste åren", och att ett "stort antal av dessa flyktingar försöker immigrera till ditt land".
Personerna tillfrågades sedan om deras attityder till drashneaner, i vilken utsträckning de fiktiva flyktingarna kunde föra in hälsorelaterade problem och kriminalitet i sitt eget land, och hur lika de uppfattade drashneanerna vara när det gäller mat, hygien och sanitära metoder.
Forskarna identifierade ett samband mellan främlingsfientlighet mot de fiktiva flyktinggrupperna och hur starkt människor rapporterade att de var äcklade av kroppslukt.
Resultatet tyder på bla att förhållandet mellan känslighet mot kroppslukt och fördomar är starkast i västerländska kulturer, särskilt i engelsktalande länder.
Vad tror ni om detta?
Är luktkänsliga mer benägna att bli främlingsfientliga pga andra kulturers matlatning och lukter?
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Senast redigerad av Greenspam 2023-04-13 kl. 08:05.
Senast redigerad av Greenspam 2023-04-13 kl. 08:05.