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Title: Disgust and the level of progesterone among women : testing the compensatory prophylaxis hypothesis
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According to the compensatory behavioral prophylaxis hypothesis, women, especially those in the reproductive age, should behave more preventive during times of reduced activity of the immune system and/or increased risk of infection due to the welfare of the potentially developing fetus. The aim of the dissertation, consisting of a series of publications, was to assess whether the level of disgust differs between the phases of the menstrual cycle and whether it is dependent on exposure to pathogens in the environment. The conducted aalyses mostly confinn the compensatory behavioral prophylaxis hypothesis, indicating increased disgust during the second phase of the menstrual cycle characterized by higher progesterone levels. A comparison of repeated measurements of perceived disgust between the two phases of the menstrual cycle showed that women in the luteal phase scored higher on the subscale of the pathogen disgust and susceptibility to contamination questionnaires and rated the photos of sources of infection as more disgusting. Moreover, the comparison of the perceived disgust by two independent groups of women showed higher scores in the subscale of the questionnaire measuring disgust towards pathogens, but only among women declaring having an infection (e.g. a cold) during the study. Another study showed that the feeling of disgust increases as the risk of infection inc ; reases. Women during the COVID-19 pandemie - compared to women surveyed before the pandemie - scored higher on the scale of vulnerability to contamination and were more disgusted by photos showing the sources of potentia! infections.
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Rada Dyscypliny Nauki o zdrowiu
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Jasieńska, Grażyna ; Galbarczyk, Andrzej
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Mar 22, 2024
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Feb 28, 2023
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