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Zanjani Z, Yaghubi H, Fata L, Shaiiri M, Gholami M. The Mediating Role of Fear of Contagion in Explaining the Relationship Between Disgust Propensity and Fear of Contamination. IJPCP 2018; 23 (4) :454-465
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1- Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran
2- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran ,E-mail: yaghubi@shahed.ac.ir
3- , Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4- Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
5- Department of Biostatistics, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares UniversityوTehran, Iran
2- Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran ,
3- , Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Behavioral Sciences and Mental Health (Tehran Institute of Psychiatry), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4- Faculty of Humanities, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran
5- Department of Biostatistics, School of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares UniversityوTehran, Iran
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1. Introduction
Fear of contamination is a dominant characteristic in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), especially in the contamination-OCD (C-OCD) [1]. The C-OCD is one of the most common OCD around the world [1] and also in Iran [2]. Recent research showed that individuals with C-OCD are more prone to experiencing disgust, and when faced with disgusting situations, they experience more disgust compared to others [3-5]. On the other hand, recent studies on disgust treatment revealed that this emotion is more resistant to habituation compared to fear and anxiety [6-10]. The fear of contagion has been attributed to this resistance by some researchers [11-12]. It is said that people with disgust propensity believe in the contagion law; the law that Rozin and Fallon [13] have presented in the form of sympathetic magic beliefs. These beliefs refer to evaluations related to disgust that are based on the two thought processes of “contagion law” and “similarity law.” According to the contagion law, once the objects come in contact they transfer some of their characteristics to each other, and therefore, affect each other in this way. This effect persists even after the physical contact is terminated [14].
Rozin et al. [14] found that most people tend to evaluate the potential of contamination of objects based on sympathetic magic beliefs. Sympathetic magic beliefs are stronger and more common in people with OCD because these people tend to stick to their thoughts, especially the disturbing obsessive-compulsive thoughts more than others [15]. Furthermore, Riskind [11] referred to a kind of cognitive vulnerability in anxiety disorders too, which appears in C-OCD in a way that these individuals perceive contamination as stimuli that spread close to themselves or stimuli with an increasing threat value [16]. These individuals overestimate the likelihood of spreading the contamination of contaminated object and transmitting it to neutral objects; in a way these people with C-OCD are said to have a looming vulnerability to contamination [17].
Although the fear of contagion associated with disgust and fear of contamination is of great interest and researchers have introduced it as a causative and mediating mechanism in this regard [18], no study has examined its role yet. In this scenario, the objectives of this research are twofold: 1. To study the relationships between disgust propensity, fear of contagion, and fear of contamination; and 2. to examine the mediating role of fear of contagion in the relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contamination.
2. Method
The study sample included 391 students (285 female) from Shahed University of Tehran who were selected via available sampling. They completed the Looming Contamination Scale (LCS), the Padua Inventory (Contamination subscale), and the Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Scale-Revised (DPSS-R). The average age of the participants was 21 (SD=4.02). Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 software. The Pearson correlation and the hierarchical regression in accordance with the Baron and Kenny [19] method and the Sobel Test were used.
3. Results
The results of the regression test revealed that there is a relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contagion (β=0.35, P<0.001). Moreover, a meaningful relationship was observed between fear of contagion and fear of contamination (β=0.41, P<0.001). In this research, the Baron and Kenny method [19] was used to study the mediating role of fear of contagion. The results of the regression analyses (Table 1) showed that the four conditions of Baron and Kenny [19] are met, and the fear of contagion plays a mediating role in the relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contamination.
The reasons are as follows: 1. There is a significant relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contamination (β=0.0.41, P<0.001); 2. There is a significant relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contagion (β=0.35, P<0.001); 3. After controlling the effect of disgust propensity, there is a significant relationship between fear of contagion and fear of contamination (β=0.41, P<0.001); and 4. After controlling the fear of contagion, the relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contamination decreased from 0.41 to 0.26 (more than 0.1). The Sobel Test also demonstrated that the amount of change is significant (Z=6.36, P<0.001). Therefore, it can be said that the fear
Fear of contamination is a dominant characteristic in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), especially in the contamination-OCD (C-OCD) [1]. The C-OCD is one of the most common OCD around the world [1] and also in Iran [2]. Recent research showed that individuals with C-OCD are more prone to experiencing disgust, and when faced with disgusting situations, they experience more disgust compared to others [3-5]. On the other hand, recent studies on disgust treatment revealed that this emotion is more resistant to habituation compared to fear and anxiety [6-10]. The fear of contagion has been attributed to this resistance by some researchers [11-12]. It is said that people with disgust propensity believe in the contagion law; the law that Rozin and Fallon [13] have presented in the form of sympathetic magic beliefs. These beliefs refer to evaluations related to disgust that are based on the two thought processes of “contagion law” and “similarity law.” According to the contagion law, once the objects come in contact they transfer some of their characteristics to each other, and therefore, affect each other in this way. This effect persists even after the physical contact is terminated [14].
Rozin et al. [14] found that most people tend to evaluate the potential of contamination of objects based on sympathetic magic beliefs. Sympathetic magic beliefs are stronger and more common in people with OCD because these people tend to stick to their thoughts, especially the disturbing obsessive-compulsive thoughts more than others [15]. Furthermore, Riskind [11] referred to a kind of cognitive vulnerability in anxiety disorders too, which appears in C-OCD in a way that these individuals perceive contamination as stimuli that spread close to themselves or stimuli with an increasing threat value [16]. These individuals overestimate the likelihood of spreading the contamination of contaminated object and transmitting it to neutral objects; in a way these people with C-OCD are said to have a looming vulnerability to contamination [17].
Although the fear of contagion associated with disgust and fear of contamination is of great interest and researchers have introduced it as a causative and mediating mechanism in this regard [18], no study has examined its role yet. In this scenario, the objectives of this research are twofold: 1. To study the relationships between disgust propensity, fear of contagion, and fear of contamination; and 2. to examine the mediating role of fear of contagion in the relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contamination.
2. Method
The study sample included 391 students (285 female) from Shahed University of Tehran who were selected via available sampling. They completed the Looming Contamination Scale (LCS), the Padua Inventory (Contamination subscale), and the Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Scale-Revised (DPSS-R). The average age of the participants was 21 (SD=4.02). Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 software. The Pearson correlation and the hierarchical regression in accordance with the Baron and Kenny [19] method and the Sobel Test were used.
3. Results
The results of the regression test revealed that there is a relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contagion (β=0.35, P<0.001). Moreover, a meaningful relationship was observed between fear of contagion and fear of contamination (β=0.41, P<0.001). In this research, the Baron and Kenny method [19] was used to study the mediating role of fear of contagion. The results of the regression analyses (Table 1) showed that the four conditions of Baron and Kenny [19] are met, and the fear of contagion plays a mediating role in the relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contamination.
The reasons are as follows: 1. There is a significant relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contamination (β=0.0.41, P<0.001); 2. There is a significant relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contagion (β=0.35, P<0.001); 3. After controlling the effect of disgust propensity, there is a significant relationship between fear of contagion and fear of contamination (β=0.41, P<0.001); and 4. After controlling the fear of contagion, the relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contamination decreased from 0.41 to 0.26 (more than 0.1). The Sobel Test also demonstrated that the amount of change is significant (Z=6.36, P<0.001). Therefore, it can be said that the fear
of contagion relatively mediates the relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contamination.
4. Discussion
The first aim was to study the relationships between fear of contagion, fear of contamination, and disgust propensity. The results indicated that there was a significant relationship between disgust propensity, fear of contagion (r=0.35) and fear of contamination (r=0.41). Also, there was a discernible relationship between fear of contagion and fear of contamination (r=0.51). These results are consistent with Olatunji et al. [3], Broadrick [4], Riskind et al. [16], and Tolin et al. [17].
It is said that disgust act as an adaptive and protective system against diseases [20]. This emotion mostly protects a person against diseases and leads to a person’s avoidance of contaminated stimuli [21]. This avoidance makes it easier to understand the relationship between disgust and the fear of contamination. The findings of this research also revealed that the individuals with disgust propensity were more concerned and afraid about contamination. Furthermore, according to McKay [15], it seems that those who are more afraid of contagion tend to suspect that an object may be contaminated more than others due to this belief; as a result, they become worried about being contaminated by contact with this object.
Another goal of this study was to examine the mediating role of fear of contagion in the relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contamination (Figure 1). As predicted, the findings of this research supported the mediating role of this construct. This finding suggested the importance of fear of contagion in explaining the fear of contamination. The results were in line with previous studies [18] as the results showed that the individuals with disgust propensity believed more in the fear of contagion. According to Riskind et al. [16], this belief works similar to the danger schema, which makes a person sensitive to the signs of contamination and danger, and causes anxiety [11].
In summary, the fear of contagion is a mediating variable in the relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contamination. Our findings suggested that even though disgust propensity is an important component of fear of contamination, a person with no fear of contagion experiences less fear of contamination. Consequently, it appears that this construct is important in explaining the fear of contamination. Finally, it is noteworthy to mention that a treatment will be more effective if it considers fear of contagion when evaluating and treating fear of contamination.
Acknowledgments
This paper was extracted from the PhD dissertation of the first author in the Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences. We would like to sincerely thank all the students and faculty members of Shahed University of Tehran who helped us in conducting this research.
Conflict of Interest
The authors of this article hereby declare that there is no conflicts of interest.
4. Discussion
The first aim was to study the relationships between fear of contagion, fear of contamination, and disgust propensity. The results indicated that there was a significant relationship between disgust propensity, fear of contagion (r=0.35) and fear of contamination (r=0.41). Also, there was a discernible relationship between fear of contagion and fear of contamination (r=0.51). These results are consistent with Olatunji et al. [3], Broadrick [4], Riskind et al. [16], and Tolin et al. [17].
It is said that disgust act as an adaptive and protective system against diseases [20]. This emotion mostly protects a person against diseases and leads to a person’s avoidance of contaminated stimuli [21]. This avoidance makes it easier to understand the relationship between disgust and the fear of contamination. The findings of this research also revealed that the individuals with disgust propensity were more concerned and afraid about contamination. Furthermore, according to McKay [15], it seems that those who are more afraid of contagion tend to suspect that an object may be contaminated more than others due to this belief; as a result, they become worried about being contaminated by contact with this object.
Another goal of this study was to examine the mediating role of fear of contagion in the relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contamination (Figure 1). As predicted, the findings of this research supported the mediating role of this construct. This finding suggested the importance of fear of contagion in explaining the fear of contamination. The results were in line with previous studies [18] as the results showed that the individuals with disgust propensity believed more in the fear of contagion. According to Riskind et al. [16], this belief works similar to the danger schema, which makes a person sensitive to the signs of contamination and danger, and causes anxiety [11].
In summary, the fear of contagion is a mediating variable in the relationship between disgust propensity and fear of contamination. Our findings suggested that even though disgust propensity is an important component of fear of contamination, a person with no fear of contagion experiences less fear of contamination. Consequently, it appears that this construct is important in explaining the fear of contamination. Finally, it is noteworthy to mention that a treatment will be more effective if it considers fear of contagion when evaluating and treating fear of contamination.
Acknowledgments
This paper was extracted from the PhD dissertation of the first author in the Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences. We would like to sincerely thank all the students and faculty members of Shahed University of Tehran who helped us in conducting this research.
Conflict of Interest
The authors of this article hereby declare that there is no conflicts of interest.
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[1]Rachman S. Fear of contamination. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 2004; 42(11):1227-55. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2003.10.009
[2]Bobes J, González MP, Bascarán MT, Arango C, Sáiz PA, Bousoño M. Quality of life and disability in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. European Psychiatry. 2001; 16(4):239-45. doi: 10.1016/s0924-9338(01)00571-5
[3]Merikangas KR. Anxiety disorders: Epidemiology. In: Sadock BJ, Sadock VA, editors. Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry. Philadelphia: Lippincottt William & Wilkins; 2005.
[4]Dadfar M, Bolhari J, Dadfar K, Bayanzadeh SA. [Prevalence of the obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms (Persian)]. Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology . 2001; 7(1-2):27-33.
[5]Olatunji BO, Tart CD, Ciesielski BG, McGrath PB, Smits JAJ. Specificity of disgust vulnerability in the distinction and treatment of OCD. Journal of Psychiatric Research. 2011; 45(9):1236-42. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.01.018
[6]Broderick J. Disgust and contamination fear based obsessive-compulsive disorder: an investigation [PhD dissertation]. Kensington: University of New South Wales; 2012.
[7]Goetz AR, Lee HJ, Cougle JR, Turkel JE. Disgust propensity and sensitivity: Differential relationships with obsessive-compulsive symptoms and behavioral approach task performance. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders. 2013; 2(4): 412-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2013.07.006
[8]Cisler JM, Olatunji BO, Lohr JM, Williams NL. Attentional bias differences between fear and disgust: Implications for the role of disgust in disgust-related anxiety disorders. Cognition & Emotion. 2009; 23(4):675–87. doi: 10.1080/02699930802051599
[9]Van Overveld WJM, De Jong PJ, Peters ML, Cavanagh K, Davey GCL. Disgust propensity and disgust sensitivity: Separate constructs that are differentially related to specific fears. Personality and Individual Differences. 2006; 41(7):1241-52. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.04.021
[10]Deacon B, Olatunji BO. Specificity of disgust sensitivity in the prediction of behavioral avoidance in contamination fear. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 2007; 45(9):2110-20. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.03.008
[11]Armfield JM. Cognitive vulnerability: A model of the etiology of fear. Clinical Psychology Review. 2006; 26(6):746-68. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2006.03.007
[12]Olatunji BO, Forsyth JP, Cherian A. Evaluative differential conditioning of disgust: A sticky form of relational learning that is resistant to extinction. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 2007; 21(6):820-34. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.11.004
[13]Olatunji BO, Smits JAJ, Connolly K, Willems J, Lohr JM. Examination of the decline in fear and disgust during exposure to threat-relevant stimuli in blood–injection–injury phobia. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 2007; 21(3):445-455. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.05.001
[14]Smits JAJ, Telch MJ, Randall PK. An examination of the decline in fear and disgust during exposure-based treatment. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 2002; 40(11):1243-53. doi: 10.1016/s0005-7967(01)00094-8
[15]McKay D. Treating disgust reactions in contamination-based obsessive–compulsive disorder. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 2006; 37(1):53-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2005.09.005
[16]Olatunji BO, Wolitzky-Taylor KB, Willems J, Lohr JM, Armstrong T. Differential habituation of fear and disgust during repeated exposure to threat-relevant stimuli in contamination-based OCD: An analogue study. Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 2009; 23(1):118-23. doi: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.04.006
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[19]Rozin P, Fallon AE. A perspective on disgust. Psychological Review. 1987; 94(1):23-41. doi: 10.1037//0033-295x.94.1.23
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[22]Riskind JH, Williams NL, Joiner TE. The looming cognitive style: A cognitive vulnerability for anxiety disorders. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology. 2006; 25(7):779-801. doi: 10.1521/jscp.2006.25.7.779
[23]Tolin DF, Worhunsky P, Maltby N. Sympathetic magic in contamination-related OCD. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry. 2004; 35(2):193-205. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2004.04.009
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[28]Olatunji BO, Ebesutani C, Haidt J, Sawchuk CN. Specificity of disgust domains in the prediction of contamination anxiety and avoidance: A multimodal examination. Behavior Therapy. 2014; 45(4):469-81. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2014.02.006
[29]Zanjani Z, Yaghubi H, Fata L, Shairi M, Gholami Fesharaki M. [Psychometric properties of disgust propensity and sensitivity scale in Iranian sample (Persian)]. Clinical Psychology & Personality. 2016; In press.
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[32]Oaten M, Stevenson RJ, and Case TI. Disgust as a disease-avoidance mechanism. Psychological Bulletin. 2009; 135(2):303-21. doi: 10.1037/a0014823
[33]Fisher PL, Wells A. How effective are cognitive and behavioral treatments for obsessive–compulsive disorder? A clinical significance analysis. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 2005; 43(12):1543-58. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2004.11.007
[31]Curtis V, Aunger R, Rabie T. Evidence that disgust evolved to protect from risk of disease. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 2004; 271(Suppl 4):S131–S133. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2003.0144
[32]Oaten M, Stevenson RJ, and Case TI. Disgust as a disease-avoidance mechanism. Psychological Bulletin. 2009; 135(2):303-21. doi: 10.1037/a0014823
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Type of Study: Original Research |
Subject:
Psychiatry and Psychology
Received: 2016/06/4 | Accepted: 2017/03/15 | Published: 2018/01/1
Received: 2016/06/4 | Accepted: 2017/03/15 | Published: 2018/01/1
References
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