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| Title |
Parasite stress and pathogen avoidance relate to distinct dimensions of political ideology across 30 nations
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| Published in |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, October 2016
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| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.1607398113 |
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| Authors |
Joshua M. Tybur, Yoel Inbar, Lene Aarøe, Pat Barclay, Fiona Kate Barlow, Mícheál de Barra, D. Vaughn Becker, Leah Borovoi, Incheol Choi, Jong An Choi, Nathan S. Consedine, Alan Conway, Jane Rebecca Conway, Paul Conway, Vera Cubela Adoric, Dilara Ekin Demirci, Ana María Fernández, Diogo Conque Seco Ferreira, Keiko Ishii, Ivana Jakšić, Tingting Ji, Florian van Leeuwen, David M. G. Lewis, Norman P. Li, Jason C. McIntyre, Sumitava Mukherjee, Justin H. Park, Boguslaw Pawlowski, Michael Bang Petersen, David Pizarro, Gerasimos Prodromitis, Pavol Prokop, Markus J. Rantala, Lisa M. Reynolds, Bonifacio Sandin, Bariş Sevi, Delphine De Smet, Narayanan Srinivasan, Shruti Tewari, Cameron Wilson, Jose C. Yong, Iris Žeželj |
| 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 pathogen-neutralizing 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. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 303 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 64 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 18 | 6% |
| Canada | 11 | 4% |
| Japan | 10 | 3% |
| Spain | 7 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 6 | 2% |
| Denmark | 4 | 1% |
| Sweden | 4 | 1% |
| India | 4 | 1% |
| Other | 32 | 11% |
| Unknown | 143 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 252 | 83% |
| Scientists | 35 | 12% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 11 | 4% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 242 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Finland | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | <1% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 234 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 48 | 20% |
| Researcher | 34 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 10% |
| Professor | 15 | 6% |
| Other | 54 | 22% |
| Unknown | 39 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 99 | 41% |
| Social Sciences | 28 | 12% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 15 | 6% |
| Environmental Science | 9 | 4% |
| Arts and Humanities | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 32 | 13% |
| Unknown | 55 | 23% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 294. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 April 2023.
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