Disgust sensitivity predicts defensive responding to mortality salience.

Kelley, Nicholas J.; Crowell, Adrienne; Tang, David; Harmon‐Jones, Eddie; Schmeichel, Brandon J.

doi:10.1037/a0038915

Cited by 16 publications

(16 citation statements)

References 80 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…With respect to intertemporal decision making, the effects of disgust are understudied and mostly unknown. To the best of our knowledge, the only study investigating the effect of disgust on temporal discounting indicated that disgust sensitivity predicted a preference for larger later rewards [ 39 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“I Feel Therefore I Decide”: Effect of Negative Emotions on Temporal Discounting and Probability Discounting

2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Temporal and probability discounting are considered two fundamental constructs in economic science, as they are associated with phenomena with major societal impact and a variety of sub-optimal behaviors and clinical conditions. Although it is well known that positive and negative affective states bear important cognitive/behavioral consequences, the effect of emotional experiences on decision-making remains unclear due to the existence of many conflicting results. Inspired by the need to understand if and to what extent the current COVID-19 pandemic has determined changes in our decision-making processes by means of the unusual, prolonged experience of negative feelings, in this study we investigate the effect of anger, fear, sadness, physical and moral disgust on intertemporal and risky choices. Results show that all emotions significantly increase subjects’ preferences for immediate rewards over delayed ones, and for risky rewards over certain ones, in comparison to a “neutral emotion” condition, although the magnitude of the effect differs across emotions. In particular, we observed a more pronounced effect in the case of sadness and moral disgust. These findings contribute to the literature on emotions and decision-making by offering an alternative explanation to the traditional motivational appraisal theories. Specifically, we propose that the increased preference for immediate gratification and risky outcomes serves as a mechanism of self-reward aimed at down-regulating negative feelings and restore the individual’s “emotional balance”.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“I Feel Therefore I Decide”: Effect of Negative Emotions on Temporal Discounting and Probability Discounting

2021

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Strategies of meaning-regulation vary highly (see Jonas et al, 2014) and it is possible that different affective states predict divergent meaning-regulation behavior. For example, disgust sensitivity has been shown to moderate defensive responses to mortality salience (Kelley, Crowell, Tang, Harmon-Jones, & Schmeichel, 2015). Consistently, our research suggests that disgust is inversely related to meaning search , a nondefensive strategy.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Lost in Multidimensional Space: Epistemic Motivations Define and Distinguish Negative Affect

Maher

Tilburg

Igou

2019

Pers Soc Psychol Bull

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

People’s knowledge of the world is limited and frequently imprecise. Thus, epistemic challenges are commonplace and much research in psychology has investigated their consequences. However, research has not systematically investigated how states of negative affect correspond to the desire for understanding and meaning in life. We investigated the role of epistemic motivations (e.g., meaning search) as features that distinguish forms of negative affect from one another. In three studies, we used multidimensional scaling to model the perceived similarity of negative affect states and then examined to what extent people differentiate these states based on their association with epistemic motivations. These studies revealed that negative states are reliably differentiated through their relation to epistemic pursuits. These findings were verified in a fourth study in which we experimentally induced epistemic affect. Overall, these results indicate that epistemic concerns characterize states of negative affect to a substantial degree.

show abstract

“…no mask, surgical mask, cultural mask) between-participants design. Participants completed 2 To explore the possibility of individual differences in the management of death awareness after exposure to facemasks (Kelley et al, 2015;Olivera-La Rosa et al, 2020), Study 3 included a measure of disgust sensitivity (Tybur et al, 2009). In addition, because the NHS is a symbol of national identity (Stubley, 2020), and because death reminders can increase people's optimism when their national identity is salient (Dechesne et al, 2000), we further examined the possibility that exposure to cultural facemasks after death reminders will increase people's optimism.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can culture beat Covid-19? Evidence that exposure to facemasks with cultural symbols increases solidarity

Perach¹,

Limbu²

2022

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Facemasks have become integral to everyday life. We propose that exposure to facemasks with a solidarity-related cultural symbol can activate cultural values such as mutual trust and increase corresponding interpersonal perceptions, thereby enhancing collective resilience in the Covid-19 pandemic. In three (two of which preregistered) studies, we examined whether exposure to facemasks with a solidarity-related cultural symbol predicts positive interpersonal perceptions, and whether this depends on death awareness. Across studies, exposure to facemasks with a cultural symbol (either pride flag or National Health Service) increased positive interpersonal perceptions, an index of solidarity, in people for whom this symbol represents a meaningful social identity. This was found whether participants were reminded of death, a neutral experience, or a negative experience. Importantly, in Study 3, exposure to facemasks with a solidarity-related cultural symbol (vs. surgical) led to greater increases in positive interpersonal perceptions when death awareness was high. Together, our findings suggest that wearing facemasks with a cultural symbol that relates to solidarity can be a vehicle for shaping people’s personality impressions of others. Applied directions for the activation of people’s social identities via facemask selection to promote collective resilience in the Covid-19 pandemic are discussed.

show abstract

Disgust sensitivity predicts defensive responding to mortality salience.

Cited by 16 publications

References 80 publications

“I Feel Therefore I Decide”: Effect of Negative Emotions on Temporal Discounting and Probability Discounting

“I Feel Therefore I Decide”: Effect of Negative Emotions on Temporal Discounting and Probability Discounting

Lost in Multidimensional Space: Epistemic Motivations Define and Distinguish Negative Affect

Can culture beat Covid-19? Evidence that exposure to facemasks with cultural symbols increases solidarity

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About