Contamination in Trypophobia: investigating the role of disgust.

IF 2.6 3区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL
Simone Hain, Richard J Stevenson
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Abstract

Trypophobia is a relatively common aversion to clusters of holes. There is no consensus yet on which emotions are involved in Trypophobia nor in its functional utility. This report investigates the role of disgust using contamination tasks in two studies, which contrast people with an aversion to trypophobic stimuli to those without. In Study 1, participants reported their emotional reactions to imagined contamination of trypophobic images. In Study 2, participants evaluated physically present trypophobic, disgust, fear, and control stimuli. The capacity of these stimuli to contaminate other objects was established using a chain of contagion task. Across both studies, contamination was present, however, only those with an aversion to trypophobic stimuli evidenced contamination on the chain of contagion task, a hallmark of disgust responding. Elevated levels were not only reported for disgust, but also alongside fear/anxiety. Participant reports suggest an underlying disease avoidance mechanism in Trypophobia, with trypophobic participants demonstrating an exaggerated response to such stimuli involving disgust and fear/anxiety, which is also seen in small animal phobia, BII, and C-OCD. Implications, particularly for treatment are discussed.

恐 Trypophobia 中的污染:研究厌恶的作用。
孔洞恐惧症(Trypophobia)是一种相对常见的对孔洞群的厌恶。关于惧孔症会涉及哪些情绪,以及惧孔症有哪些功能作用,目前还没有达成共识。本报告通过两项研究中的污染任务来探讨厌恶情绪的作用,这两项研究将对恐试刺激产生厌恶情绪的人与不产生厌恶情绪的人进行对比。在研究 1 中,参与者报告了他们对想象中的恐试图像污染的情绪反应。在研究 2 中,参与者对实际存在的恐试、厌恶、恐惧和控制刺激进行评估。这些刺激物污染其他物体的能力是通过传染链任务确定的。在这两项研究中,污染都是存在的,但是,只有那些对厌恶刺激有反感的人才会在传染链任务中表现出污染,这是厌恶反应的一个标志。据报告,不仅恶心反应水平升高,恐惧/焦虑反应水平也升高。参与者的报告表明,恐试症中存在一种潜在的疾病回避机制,恐试症参与者对涉及厌恶和恐惧/焦虑的刺激表现出夸张的反应,这在小动物恐惧症、BII 和 C-OCD 中也可以看到。本文讨论了这一现象的影响,尤其是对治疗的影响。
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Cognition & Emotion
Cognition & Emotion PSYCHOLOGY, EXPERIMENTAL-
CiteScore
4.90
自引率
7.70%
发文量
90
期刊介绍: Cognition & Emotion is devoted to the study of emotion, especially to those aspects of emotion related to cognitive processes. The journal aims to bring together work on emotion undertaken by researchers in cognitive, social, clinical, and developmental psychology, neuropsychology, and cognitive science. Examples of topics appropriate for the journal include the role of cognitive processes in emotion elicitation, regulation, and expression; the impact of emotion on attention, memory, learning, motivation, judgements, and decisions.
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