Azlan, H., Overton, P., Simpson, J. et al. (1 more author) (2020) Disgust propensity has a causal link to the stigmatization of people with cancer. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 43 (3). pp. 377-390. ISSN 0160-7715
Abstract
Disgust-driven stigma may be motivated by an assumption that a stigmatized target presents a disease threat, even in the absence of objective proof. Accordingly, even non-contagious diseases, such as cancer, can become stigmatized by eliciting disgust. This study had two parts: a survey (n = 272), assessing the association between disgust traits and cancer stigma; and an experiment, in which participants were exposed to a cancer surgery (n = 73) or neutral video (n = 68), in order to test a causal mechanism for the abovementioned association. Having a higher proneness to disgust was associated with an increased tendency to stigmatize people with cancer. Further, a significant causal pathway was observed between disgust propensity and awkwardness- and avoidance-based cancer stigma via elevated disgust following cancer surgery exposure. In contrast, those exposed to cancer surgery not experiencing elevated disgust reported less stigma than controls. Exposure-based interventions, which do not elicit disgust, may be profitable in reducing cancer stigma.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. This is an author-produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | avoidance; cancer; disgust propensity; disease-avoidance; exposure; stigma |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Health and Related Research (Sheffield) > ScHARR - Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Dec 2019 13:04 |
Last Modified: | 19 Oct 2021 09:00 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10865-019-00130-4 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:154661 |