Evolved Disease-Avoidance Mechanisms and Contemporary Xenophobic Attitudes

By Jason Faulkner, Mark Schaller, Justin H. Park, L. Duncan. 2004

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Subfields: Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Sociology and Political Science

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Can Information about Pandemics Increase Negative Attitudes toward Foreign Groups? A Case of COVID-19 Outbreak (2020, background): “Behavioral-immune-system theories [22,39] suggest that a pathogen-related threat can translate into a willingness to also distance oneself from others on a psychological level [24,25,40].”
The behavioral immune system: Current concerns and future directions (2018, methodology): “…facing illness risks are more likely to stigmatize individuals possessing cues heuristically associated with disease (Crandall & Moriarty, 1995; Faulkner et al., 2004; Huang et al., 2011; Miller & Maner, 2012; Mortensen et al., 2010; Navarrete & Fessler, 2006; Park et al., 2007; Peterson,…”
Regional variation in pathogen prevalence predicts endorsement of group-focused moral concerns (2012, background): “There is much evidence for such flexibility at the level of individuals: People who are—or perceive themselves to be—more vulnerable to disease tend to exhibit stronger antipathogen psychological responses (e.g., Duncan, Schaller, & Park, 2009; Faulkner et al., 2004; Hamamura & Park, 2010; Mortensen”
Parasites, Behavioral Defenses, and the Social Psychological Mechanisms Through Which Cultures Are Evoked (2006, background): “Xenophobic reactions to foreigners are stronger among folks who feel personally vulnerable to germs and disease ( Faulkner, Schaller, Park, & Duncan, 2004 ).”
Perceived vulnerability to disease: Development and validation of a 15-item self-report instrument (2009, methodology): “In some investigations, responses were compiled to produce a single overall PVD score (e.g., Faulkner et al., 2004); in other investigations, subscale scores were computed (e.g., Park et al., 2003).”
Disgust: A predictor of social conservatism and prejudicial attitudes toward homosexuals (2010, background): “Along these lines, a number of recent studies have examined the relation between disgust and outgroup prejudice in the context of disease avoidance (e.g., Faulkner et al., 2004; Navarrete & Fessler, 2006; Park, Faulkner, & Schaller, 2003).”
How Disgust Influences Health Purity Attitudes (2016, background): “Disgust sensitivity and disease reminders predict distrust and negative attitudes towards foreigners generally (Faulkner et al. 2004; Navarrete and Fessler 2006) and priming disgust enhances the effects of old-fashioned racism on racial policy attitudes (Banks and Valentino 2012).”