ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Body Odour Disgust Sensitivity Is Positively Related to Explicit Xenophobia: A Study of Italy and Sweden during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Marta Zakrzewska
Stockholm University - Marco Tullio Liuzza
University of Catanzaro - Sandra Challma
Stockholm University - Torun Lindholm
Stockholm University - Jonas Olofsson
Stockholm University
Abstract
On a large, European sample collected during a salient pathogen threat situation (COVID-19 pandemics), we show that odor-induced disgust is positively associated with negative attitudes towards a fictitious refugee group. This relationship can be explained by perceived dissimilarities of the group’s norms in terms of hygiene and food preparation.
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