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Investigating the conservatism-disgust paradox in reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic: A reexamination of the interrelations among political ideology, disgust sensitivity, and pandemic response.
Ruisch, Benjamin C; Boggs, Shelby T; Moore, Courtney A; Granados Samayoa, Javier A; Ladanyi, Jesse T; Steinert, Steffen; Fazio, Russell H.
  • Ruisch BC; University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom.
  • Boggs ST; The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America.
  • Moore CA; The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America.
  • Granados Samayoa JA; The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America.
  • Ladanyi JT; The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America.
  • Steinert S; Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands.
  • Fazio RH; The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America.
PLoS One ; 17(11): e0275440, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2109319
ABSTRACT
Research has documented robust associations between greater disgust sensitivity and (1) concerns about disease, and (2) political conservatism. However, the COVID-19 disease pandemic raised challenging questions about these associations. In particular, why have conservatives-despite their greater disgust sensitivity-exhibited less concern about the pandemic? Here, we investigate this "conservatism-disgust paradox" and address several outstanding theoretical questions regarding the interrelations among disgust sensitivity, ideology, and pandemic response. In four studies (N = 1,764), we identify several methodological and conceptual factors-in particular, an overreliance on self-report measures-that may have inflated the apparent associations among these constructs. Using non-self-report measures, we find evidence that disgust sensitivity may be a less potent predictor of disease avoidance than is typically assumed, and that ideological differences in disgust sensitivity may be amplified by self-report measures. These findings suggest that the true pattern of interrelations among these factors may be less "paradoxical" than is typically believed.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Disgust / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0275440

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Disgust / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0275440