Individual differences in the behavioral immune system and the emergence of cultural systems.

Autor/inn/en	Clay, Russ; Terrizzi, John A., Jr.; Shook, Natalie J.
Titel	Individual differences in the behavioral immune system and the emergence of cultural systems.
Quelle	In: Social psychology, 43 (2012) 4, S. 174-184Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1864-9335; 2151-2590
DOI	10.1027/1864-9335/a000118
Schlagwörter	Kultur; Interkulturelle Differenz; Immunsystem; Immunreaktion; Kollektivismus; Individueller Unterschied
Abstract	Cultural variation may be evoked through the interaction between domain-specific psychological mechanisms and environmental conditions (Gangestad, Haselton, & Buss, 2006). One such constellation of mechanisms is the behavioral immune system, a cluster of psychological processes evolved to promote disease-avoidance (Schaller, 2006). Previous research demonstrated that higher levels of both historic and contemporary pathogen prevalence are predictive of collectivism across geopolitical regions (Fincher, Thornhill, Murray, & Schaller, 2008). Across two studies, we demonstrate that individual differences in behavioral immune system reactivity (e.g., disgust sensitivity, germ aversion) are associated with variable endorsement of a vertical collectivist cultural orientation and differential value priorities, which are indicative of cultural differences. These findings provide support at an individual level for the proposition of evoked culture. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2013/3