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Disgust propensity has a causal link to the stigmatization of people with cancer

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Disgust propensity has a causal link to the stigmatization of people with cancer. / Azlan, Haffiezhah A.; Overton, Paul G.; Simpson, Jane et al.
In: Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Vol. 43, 01.06.2020, p. 377-390.

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Azlan, HA, Overton, PG, Simpson, J & Powell, PA 2020, 'Disgust propensity has a causal link to the stigmatization of people with cancer', Journal of Behavioral Medicine, vol. 43, pp. 377-390. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-019-00130-4

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Azlan, H. A., Overton, P. G., Simpson, J., & Powell, P. A. (2020). Disgust propensity has a causal link to the stigmatization of people with cancer. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 43, 377-390. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-019-00130-4

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Azlan HA, Overton PG, Simpson J, Powell PA. Disgust propensity has a causal link to the stigmatization of people with cancer. Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2020 Jun 1;43:377-390. Epub 2019 Dec 21. doi: 10.1007/s10865-019-00130-4

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Azlan, Haffiezhah A. ; Overton, Paul G. ; Simpson, Jane et al. / Disgust propensity has a causal link to the stigmatization of people with cancer. In: Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2020 ; Vol. 43. pp. 377-390.

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title = "Disgust propensity has a causal link to the stigmatization of people with cancer",
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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