From rotten food to political opponents: Researchers explore how disgust relates to our beliefs, and why the connection is complicated

Some studies have linked disgust sensitivity to socially conservative attitudes. But ahead of the US midterm elections, does disgust shape our politics, or do our beliefs shape what we find disgusting?

多项问卷研究显示，更容易感到厌恶的人往往持更保守的社会观点，但生理测量研究难以复现这一结果。研究者强调这种关联虽稳定却相当微弱，且无法确定是厌恶塑造政治立场，还是立场塑造了厌恶对象。