Tybur, Joshua M., Inbar, Yoel, Aaroe, Lene ORCID: 0000-0003-4551-3750, Barclay, Pat, Barlow, Fiona Kate ORCID: 0000-0001-9533-1256, de Barra, Micheal, Becker, D. Vaughn, Borovoi, Leah, Choi, Incheol, Choi, Jong An, Consedine, Nathan S. ORCID: 0000-0002-7691-0938, Conway, Alan, Conway, Jane Rebecca, Conway, Paul, Adoric, Vera Cubela, Demirci, Dilara Ekin, Maria Fernandez, Ana, Ferreira, Diogo Conque Seco, Ishii, Keiko, Jaksic, Ivana, Ji, Tingting, van Leeuwen, Florian ORCID: 0000-0002-9694-8300, Lewis, David M. G., Li, Norman P., McIntyre, Jason C., Mukherjee, Sumitava ORCID: 0000-0002-8445-0492, Park, Justin H., Pawlowski, Boguslaw ORCID: 0000-0002-7418-475X, Petersen, Michael Bang ORCID: 0000-0002-6782-5635, Pizarro, David, Prodromitis, Gerasimos, Prokop, Pavol ORCID: 0000-0003-2016-7468, Rantala, Markus J., Reynolds, Lisa M., Sandin, Bonifacio ORCID: 0000-0001-7206-6410, Sevi, Baris ORCID: 0000-0001-9663-4339, De Smet, Delphine, Srinivasan, Narayanan ORCID: 0000-0001-5342-0381, Tewari, Shruti, Wilson, Cameron, Yong, Jose C. and Zezelj, Iris ORCID: 0000-0002-9527-1406 (2016). Parasite stress and pathogen avoidance relate to distinct dimensions of political ideology across 30 nations. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A., 113 (44). S. 12408 - 12414. WASHINGTON: NATL ACAD SCIENCES. ISSN 0027-8424

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Abstract

People who are more avoidant of pathogens are more politically conservative, as are nations with greater parasite stress. In the current research, we test two prominent hypotheses that have been proposed as explanations for these relationships. The first, which is an intragroup account, holds that these relationships between pathogens and politics are based on motivations to adhere to local norms, which are sometimes shaped by cultural evolution to have pathogenneutralizing properties. The second, which is an intergroup account, holds that these same relationships are based on motivations to avoid contact with outgroups, who might pose greater infectious disease threats than ingroup members. Results from a study surveying 11,501 participants across 30 nations are more consistent with the intragroup account than with the intergroup account. National parasite stress relates to traditionalism (an aspect of conservatism especially related to adherence to group norms) but not to social dominance orientation (SDO; an aspect of conservatism especially related to endorsements of intergroup barriers and negativity toward ethnic and racial outgroups). Further, individual differences in pathogen-avoidance motives (i.e., disgust sensitivity) relate more strongly to traditionalism than to SDO within the 30 nations.

Item Type: Journal Article
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Tybur, Joshua M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Inbar, YoelUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Aaroe, LeneUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-4551-3750UNSPECIFIED
Barclay, PatUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Barlow, Fiona KateUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-9533-1256UNSPECIFIED
de Barra, MichealUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Becker, D. VaughnUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Borovoi, LeahUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Choi, IncheolUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Choi, Jong AnUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Consedine, Nathan S.UNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-7691-0938UNSPECIFIED
Conway, AlanUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Conway, Jane RebeccaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Conway, PaulUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Adoric, Vera CubelaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Demirci, Dilara EkinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Maria Fernandez, AnaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ferreira, Diogo Conque SecoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ishii, KeikoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Jaksic, IvanaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ji, TingtingUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
van Leeuwen, FlorianUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-9694-8300UNSPECIFIED
Lewis, David M. G.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Li, Norman P.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
McIntyre, Jason C.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Mukherjee, SumitavaUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-8445-0492UNSPECIFIED
Park, Justin H.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Pawlowski, BoguslawUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-7418-475XUNSPECIFIED
Petersen, Michael BangUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-6782-5635UNSPECIFIED
Pizarro, DavidUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Prodromitis, GerasimosUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Prokop, PavolUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0003-2016-7468UNSPECIFIED
Rantala, Markus J.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Reynolds, Lisa M.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Sandin, BonifacioUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-7206-6410UNSPECIFIED
Sevi, BarisUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-9663-4339UNSPECIFIED
De Smet, DelphineUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Srinivasan, NarayananUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0001-5342-0381UNSPECIFIED
Tewari, ShrutiUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wilson, CameronUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Yong, Jose C.UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Zezelj, IrisUNSPECIFIEDorcid.org/0000-0002-9527-1406UNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-257969
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1607398113
Journal or Publication Title: Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A.
Volume: 113
Number: 44
Page Range: S. 12408 - 12414
Date: 2016
Publisher: NATL ACAD SCIENCES
Place of Publication: WASHINGTON
ISSN: 0027-8424
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
SOCIAL-DOMINANCE ORIENTATION; RIGHT-WING AUTHORITARIANISM; BEHAVIORAL IMMUNE-SYSTEM; DISGUST SENSITIVITY; DISEASE-AVOIDANCE; CONSERVATISM; PREVALENCE; PREJUDICE; ATTITUDES; PERSONALITYMultiple languages
Multidisciplinary SciencesMultiple languages
Refereed: Yes
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/25796

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