Specificity of disgust sensitivity in the prediction of fear and disgust responding to a brief spider exposure
Specificity of disgust sensitivity in the prediction of fear and disgust responding to a brief spider exposure
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DOI：
10.1016/j.janxdis.2007.03.007
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
10.3
通讯作者：
Deacon, Brett
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作者：
Olatunji, Bunmi O.;Deacon, Brett
这项研究检验了厌恶敏感性在预测接触蜘蛛时的恐惧和厌恶反应方面的特异性。蜘蛛恐惧程度高（n = 22）和低（n = 28）的参与者完成了厌恶敏感性、污染恐惧、焦虑和负面情绪的自我报告测量。然后他们参加了一项行为回避任务（BAT），其中他们短暂地接触了一只看起来很现实但假的狼蛛。结果显示，厌恶敏感性与对 BAT 的恐惧和厌恶反应相关。在控制了性别、蜘蛛恐惧群体成员身份、污染恐惧、焦虑和负面情绪后，厌恶敏感性和对 BAT 的厌恶反应之间的关联仍然显着。然而，在控制相同的变量后，厌恶敏感性和对 BAT 的恐惧反应之间的关联仅具有轻微的显着性。污染恐惧也与对最佳可行技术的恐惧和厌恶密切相关。然而，这种关系完全是由厌恶敏感性调节的。这些发现表明厌恶敏感性与对蜘蛛的厌恶反应具有独特的关联。讨论了这些发现对于更好地理解恐惧和厌恶的复杂作用的影响，因为它们与蜘蛛恐惧症中的厌恶敏感性有关。 (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. 保留所有权利。
This study examined the specificity of disgust sensitivity in predicting fear and disgust responses to exposure to a spider. Participants high (n = 22) and low (n = 28) in spider fear completed self-report measures of disgust sensitivity, contamination fear, anxiety, and negative affect. They then participated in a behavioral avoidance task (BAT) in which they were briefly exposed to a realistic-looking, but fake, tarantula. Results revealed that disgust sensitivity was associated with fear and disgust responding to the BAT. The association between disgust sensitivity and disgust responding to the BAT remained significant after controlling for gender, spider fear group membership, contamination fear, anxiety, and negative affect. However, the association between disgust sensitivity and fear responding to the BAT was only marginally significant after controlling for the same variables. Contamination fear was also strongly related to fear and disgust responding to the BAT. However, this relationship was fully mediated by disgust sensitivity. These findings indicate that disgust sensitivity has a unique association with aversive responding to spiders. The implications of these findings for better understanding the complex role of fear and disgust as they related to disgust sensitivity in spider phobia are discussed. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.