Parasite stress and pathogen avoidance relate to distinct dimensions of political ideology across 30 nations
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2016
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Tybur, Joshua M.
Inbar, Yoel
Aaroe, Lene

Barclay, Pat
Barlow, Fiona Kate

de Barra, Micheal
Becker, D. Vaughn
Borovoi, Leah
Choi, Incheol
Choi, Jong An
Consedine, Nathan S.

Conway, Alan
Conway, Jane Rebecca

Conway, Paul
Čubela-Adorić, Vera

Demirci, Dilara Ekin
Maria Fernandez, Ana

Ferreira, Diogo Conque Seco
Ishii, Keiko
Jaksić, Ivana
Ji, Tingting
van Leeuwen, Florian

Lewis, David M. G.
Li, Norman P.
McIntyre, Jason C.

Mukherjee, Sumitava

Park, Justin H.
Pawlowski, Boguslaw

Petersen, Michael Bang

Pizarro, David
Prodromitis, Gerasimos

Prokop, Pavol

Rantala, Markus J.
Reynolds, Lisa M.
Sandin, Bonifacio

Sevi, Baris

De Smet, Delphine
Srinivasan, Narayanan

Tewari, Shruti
Wilson, Cameron
Yong, Jose C.
Žeželj, Iris

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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 domi...nance 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.
Keywords:
political ideology / pathogens / evolutionary psychology / disgust / cultureSource:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2016, 113, 44, 12408-12413Publisher:
- Natl Acad Sciences, Washington
Funding / projects:
- HBIS: The Human Behavioral Immune System: Consequences for Health and Innovation (EU-680002)
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) [26380843]
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1607398113
ISSN: 0027-8424
PubMed: 27791090
WoS: 000386608200041
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84994365871
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Psihologija / PsychologyTY - JOUR AU - Tybur, Joshua M. AU - Inbar, Yoel AU - Aaroe, Lene AU - Barclay, Pat AU - Barlow, Fiona Kate AU - de Barra, Micheal AU - Becker, D. Vaughn AU - Borovoi, Leah AU - Choi, Incheol AU - Choi, Jong An AU - Consedine, Nathan S. AU - Conway, Alan AU - Conway, Jane Rebecca AU - Conway, Paul AU - Čubela-Adorić, Vera AU - Demirci, Dilara Ekin AU - Maria Fernandez, Ana AU - Ferreira, Diogo Conque Seco AU - Ishii, Keiko AU - Jaksić, Ivana AU - Ji, Tingting AU - van Leeuwen, Florian AU - Lewis, David M. G. AU - Li, Norman P. AU - McIntyre, Jason C. AU - Mukherjee, Sumitava AU - Park, Justin H. AU - Pawlowski, Boguslaw AU - Petersen, Michael Bang AU - Pizarro, David AU - Prodromitis, Gerasimos AU - Prokop, Pavol AU - Rantala, Markus J. AU - Reynolds, Lisa M. AU - Sandin, Bonifacio AU - Sevi, Baris AU - De Smet, Delphine AU - Srinivasan, Narayanan AU - Tewari, Shruti AU - Wilson, Cameron AU - Yong, Jose C. AU - Žeželj, Iris PY - 2016 UR - http://reff.f.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2122 AB - 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. PB - Natl Acad Sciences, Washington T2 - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America T1 - Parasite stress and pathogen avoidance relate to distinct dimensions of political ideology across 30 nations EP - 12413 IS - 44 SP - 12408 VL - 113 DO - 10.1073/pnas.1607398113 ER -
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Tybur JM, Inbar Y, Aaroe L, Barclay P, Barlow FK, de Barra M, Becker DV, Borovoi L, Choi I, Choi JA, Consedine NS, Conway A, Conway JR, Conway P, Čubela-Adorić V, Demirci DE, Maria Fernandez A, Ferreira DCS, Ishii K, Jaksić I, Ji T, van Leeuwen F, Lewis DMG, Li NP, McIntyre JC, Mukherjee S, Park JH, Pawlowski B, Petersen MB, Pizarro D, Prodromitis G, Prokop P, Rantala MJ, Reynolds LM, Sandin B, Sevi B, De Smet D, Srinivasan N, Tewari S, Wilson C, Yong JC, Žeželj I. Parasite stress and pathogen avoidance relate to distinct dimensions of political ideology across 30 nations. in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2016;113(44):12408-12413. doi:10.1073/pnas.1607398113 .
Tybur, Joshua M., Inbar, Yoel, Aaroe, Lene, Barclay, Pat, Barlow, Fiona Kate, de Barra, Micheal, Becker, D. Vaughn, Borovoi, Leah, Choi, Incheol, Choi, Jong An, Consedine, Nathan S., Conway, Alan, Conway, Jane Rebecca, Conway, Paul, Čubela-Adorić, Vera, Demirci, Dilara Ekin, Maria Fernandez, Ana, Ferreira, Diogo Conque Seco, Ishii, Keiko, Jaksić, Ivana, Ji, Tingting, van Leeuwen, Florian, Lewis, David M. G., Li, Norman P., McIntyre, Jason C., Mukherjee, Sumitava, Park, Justin H., Pawlowski, Boguslaw, Petersen, Michael Bang, Pizarro, David, Prodromitis, Gerasimos, Prokop, Pavol, Rantala, Markus J., Reynolds, Lisa M., Sandin, Bonifacio, Sevi, Baris, De Smet, Delphine, Srinivasan, Narayanan, Tewari, Shruti, Wilson, Cameron, Yong, Jose C., Žeželj, Iris, "Parasite stress and pathogen avoidance relate to distinct dimensions of political ideology across 30 nations" in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 113, no. 44 (2016):12408-12413, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1607398113 . .