Regional variation in pathogen prevalence predicts endorsement of group-focused moral concerns

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The behavioral immune system: Current concerns and future directions (2018, background): “At the cross‐cultural level of analysis, pathogen prevalence also predicts greater emphasis on moral and social norms (Murray et al., 2011; Van Leeuwen et al., 2012), including aversion to physical contact during culturally normative rituals (Murray, Fessler, Kerry, White, & Marin, 2017).”
Disgust: evolved function and structure. (2013, unknown): “, & Weeden, J. (2010). Sex, drugs, and moral goals:”
Faith in Trump, Moral Foundations, and Social Distancing Defiance during the Coronavirus Pandemic (2020, background): “Indeed, evidence suggests that binding foundations are activated by the threat of a pathogen-transmitted disease (van Leeuwen et al. 2012).”