Women amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Self-protection through the behavioral immune system
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x22000413
Abstract: Abstract Studies of the activation of the behavioral immune system triggered by the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic have demonstrated that evolutionary explanations of individual differences in self-protection should not be based only on parental investment and… read more here.
Keywords: behavioral immune; immune system; self protection;
Activation of the Behavioral Immune System: Putting the Brakes on Affiliation
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DOI: 10.1177/0146167217736046
Abstract: Evolutionary psychologists propose that humans evolved a first line of defense against pathogens: the behavioral immune system (BIS). The BIS is thought to be functionally flexible such that the likelihood and magnitude of BIS activation… read more here.
Keywords: immune system; affiliation; behavioral immune; activation ... See more keywords
Sensitizing the Behavioral-Immune System: The Power of Social Pain
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DOI: 10.1177/19485506221107741
Abstract: People who believe they are invulnerable to infectious diseases often fail to protect themselves against the disease threats that others pose to them. The current paper hypothesizes that social pain—the experience of feeling interpersonally hurt… read more here.
Keywords: behavioral immune; social pain; pain; immune system ... See more keywords
PsychoBehavioroimmunology: Connecting the Behavioral Immune System to Its Physiological Foundations
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00200
Abstract: Although infectious disease has posed a significant and persistent threat to human survival and welfare throughout history, only recently have the psychological and behavioral implications of disease threat become a topic of research within the… read more here.
Keywords: physiological foundations; immune system; research; behavioral immune ... See more keywords
The Inclusive Behavioral Immune System
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01004
Abstract: Although living in social groups offers many advantages, it comes at a cost of increased transmissible disease. The behavioral immune system (BIS) is thought to have evolved as a first line of defense against such… read more here.
Keywords: bis; immune system; behavioral immune; inclusive behavioral ... See more keywords