ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Made in His Image: Disgust Predicts Religious Conservatism and Perceived Racial Congruity with Jesus
- Gabrielle Smith
Texas Woman's University - John Terrizzi
Texas Woman's University - John Terrizzi
Texas Woman's University
Abstract
Disgust encourages a tidy world where categories are closely monitored. In a diverse sample, disgust predicts religious conservatism and perceptions of racial congruity between the self and Jesus. That is, those who are sensitive to disgust exhibit more religious fundamentalism and describe Jesus's skin tone as resembling their own.
Race and Ethnicity