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Uloga bihevioralnog imunosnog sustava u percepciji atraktivnosti suprotnog spola

The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the behavioral immune system in the perception of attractiveness and preferred physical distance from a person of the opposite sex. In addition, we wanted to examine the contribution of the dispositional characteristics of perceived vulnerability to disease and sensitivity to disgust in the explanation of the examined variables. The online experiment involved 690 participants. Participants were asked to rate the attractiveness and preferred physical distance from persons of the opposite sex in photographs, who differed in health condition. The results showed that healthy persons of the opposite sex are assessed as more attractive than sick ones, and this effect is significantly stronger in women. Unlike men, women prefer a greater physical distance from the opposite sex. Regardless of the gender of the assessor, participants prefer a greater physical distance from the sick person than from the healthy person of the opposite sex. Aversion to germs has been shown to be a significant predictor of the attractiveness of a healthy and sick person of the opposite sex. On the other hand, sexual disgust, germ aversion, and perceived vulnerability to disease are significant predictors of preferred physical distance from a sick and healthy person of the opposite sex.

bihevioralni imunosni sustav ; atraktivnost ; gađenje ; percipirana ranjivost na zaraze

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