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Title: A gender invariant model of disgust propensity in blood-injection-injury phobia in Latina/o individuals
Authors: Hirai, M.
Vernon, L.L.
Dolma, Serkan
Keywords: acculturation
BII phobia
disgust
gender invariance
Latinas/os
blood
cultural factor
fear
female
Hispanic
human
injection
male
phobia
psychological model
psychology
sex factor
young adult
Acculturation
Blood
Disgust
Fear
Female
Hispanic Americans
Humans
Injections
Male
Models, Psychological
Phobic Disorders
Sex Factors
Young Adult
Publisher: Routledge
Abstract: Latinas/os have been underrepresented in research investigating the role of disgust propensity in phobias. The current study was the first to examine associations between disgust propensity and Blood-Injection-Injury (BII) phobia, when acculturation was controlled for, in Latina/o Americans (n = 376). A structural model was developed with a BII fear latent variable consisting of fears of injection, blood, and sharp objects (causing injuries). The disgust propensity latent variable was formed with three domains of core, animal reminder, and contamination disgust elicitors. In the model, disgust propensity predicted BII fear when controlling for acculturation. A series of measurement and structural invariance tests demonstrated that the model was invariant between males and females. The current findings supported the hypothesis that disgust plays a role in BII fear symptoms similarly in Latinas and Latinos. The findings are expected to improve our understanding of mechanisms and treatment approaches for BII phobia symptoms in this underserved cultural group. © 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/11499/10583
https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2018.1487985
ISSN: 1354-8506
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