Disgust sensitivity as a mediator of the sex differences in contamination fears
Disgust sensitivity as a mediator of the sex differences in contamination fears
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DOI：
10.1016/j.paid.2004.05.025
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发表时间：
2005-02-01
影响因子：
4.3
通讯作者：
Lohr, JM
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作者：
Olatunji, BO;Sawchuk, CN;Lohr, JM
先前的研究已经表明厌恶敏感性和强迫症相关的污染恐惧之间的关系。对这些研究结果的审查表明，女性通常比男性报告更高水平的污染恐惧和厌恶敏感性。使用中介模型，本研究试图确定是否可以解释的性别差异，在厌恶敏感性的本科生参与者的样本（N = 259）的污染恐惧。此外，在保持特质焦虑、焦虑敏感性和生物性别等潜在混淆因素不变的情况下，厌恶敏感性成为污染恐惧的一个强有力的独立预测因子。生物性别和污染的恐惧之间的关系，以及它们如何可能与厌恶敏感性和焦虑症状的临床和研究的意义进行了讨论。(C)2004爱思唯尔有限公司保留所有权利。
Previous research has shown a relationship between disgust sensitivity and OCD-related contamination fear. Review of these findings suggests that females generally report higher levels of contamination fear and disgust sensitivity than males. Using a mediational model, the present study sought to determine if the sex difference in contamination fears could be accounted for by the sex difference in disgust sensitivity in a sample of undergraduate participants (N = 259). Strong support for this hypothesis was found. Moreover, holding constant the influences of potential confounds such as trait anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, and biological sex, disgust sensitivity emerged as a potent, independent predictor of contamination fears. The clinical and research implications regarding the relationship between biological sex and the fear of contamination and how they might be related to disgust sensitivity and anxiety symptoms are discussed. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.