The Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Scale–Revised: An examination of a reduced-item version

Fergus, Thomas A.; Valentiner, David P.

doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.02.009

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“…'Disgust sensitivity' (DS) can be defined as the degree to which the disgust response is unpleasant or distressing to an individual (van Overveld et al, 2006). This trait has been demonstrated as psychometrically separable from DP (Fergus & Valentiner, 2009), and has independent links with mental health problems (Olatunji, Cisler, Deacon, Connolly, & Lohr, 2007;van Overveld et al, 2006). For example, a study with people with emetophobia (fear of vomiting)…”

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Differential disgust responding in people with cancer and implications for psychological wellbeing

Azlan

Overton

Simpson

et al. 2016

Psychology & Health

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Objectives: Evidence suggests that disgust responses, known to negatively affect psychological wellbeing, may differ in people with cancer. We performed the first quantitative investigation of three discrete types of disgust trait -disgust propensity, sensitivity, and self-directed disgust -in people diagnosed with a broad range of cancers (versus cancer-free controls), and explored their associations with psychological wellbeing. Design:In a cross-sectional survey design, 107 participants with heterogeneous cancer diagnoses, recruited from cancer charities and support groups, were matched with cancer-free controls by age and gender.Outcome measures: Measures of the three disgust traits were taken alongside measures of anxiety and depression.Results: Disgust sensitivity and physical self-disgust were significantly higher in the cancer than control sample, while disgust propensity and behavioural self-disgust were lower. The disgust traits had a different pattern of associations to psychological wellbeing across the two groups, with disgust sensitivity predicting depressive symptoms to a significantly greater extent in the cancer than control group. Conclusions

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Section: Disgust Sensitivitymentioning

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Differential disgust responding in people with cancer and implications for psychological wellbeing

Azlan

Overton

Simpson

et al. 2016

Psychology & Health

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“…Further, increased DS was correlated with heightened anxiety sensitivity that is present across the anxiety disorders, suggesting DS might be more general across anxiety disorders and less specific to C-OCD than previously thought. Goetz et al (2013) suggested that these findings have important clinical implications as it may be useful to refine treatment for individuals who are more prone to DP than DS, or vice versa, given that the constructs exhibit more unique rather than shared variance (Fergus & Valentiner, 2009). Consequently, Goetz and colleagues suggested that behavioural interventions that lead to extinction, such as exposure, could be employed with individuals scoring high in DP to reduce their heightened reaction to disgust-related stimuli.…”

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Effective behavioural strategies for reducing disgust in contamination-related OCD: A review

Ludvik

Boschen

Neumann

2015

Clinical Psychology Review

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“…The Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Scale-Revised (DPSS-R; Fergus & Valentiner, 2009;van Overveld, De Jong, & Peters, 2010) is a 12-item self-report instrument, using a 5-point Likert scale (range, 12-60), measuring disgust propensity (e.g.,''I avoid disgusting things'') and disgust sensitivity (e.g.,''It scares me when I feel nauseous'') irrespective of particular disgust elicitors. Psychometric evaluation demonstrated satisfactory internal consistency (a = .89 for propensity and a = .87 for sensitivity) (van Overveld et al, 2006) and predictive validity (van Overveld et al, 2010).…”

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Disgust and Sexual Arousal in Young Adult Men and Women

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Previous research suggested that disgust may interfere with healthy sexual functioning by demonstrating that women with sexual pain disorders are characterized by heightened disgust propensity, relatively strong (physiological and subjective) disgust responses when exposed to sexual stimuli, and relatively strong automatic sex-disgust memory associations. To broaden the understanding of the relationship between sex and disgust, Study 1 tested the relationship between trait disgust and sexual functioning in both men (N = 109) and women (N = 187), and showed that specifically for women both relatively high disgust propensity and high sensitivity were related to lower sexual functioning. Study 2 focused on healthy young adults (N = 19 men and N = 24 women), and tested the relationship between trait disgust and automatic sex-disgust associations as well as the predictive value of trait disgust propensity for participants' level of sexual arousal while watching an erotic video. Participants completed a single-target Implicit Association Task and self-report measures of trait disgust propensity, disgust sensitivity, and sexual functioning. Furthermore, genital and subjective sexual arousal was measured, while participants were watching neutral and erotic video clips. Women showed stronger sex-disgust associations and reported higher disgust propensity than men. Overall, indices of trait disgust and sex-disgust associations were not strongly associated with sexual functioning or sexual arousability. Unexpectedly, specifically in men, high levels of trait disgust sensitivity predicted higher levels of genital and subjective sexual arousal. Overall, no strong evidence was found to support the view that, among young adults without sexual difficulties, high trait disgust or relatively strong automatic sex-disgust associations are associated with low sexual functioning and low sexual arousal.

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The Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Scale–Revised: An examination of a reduced-item version

Cited by 102 publications

References 25 publications

Differential disgust responding in people with cancer and implications for psychological wellbeing

Differential disgust responding in people with cancer and implications for psychological wellbeing

Effective behavioural strategies for reducing disgust in contamination-related OCD: A review

Disgust and Sexual Arousal in Young Adult Men and Women

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