The Three Domains of Disgust Scale: Factor Structure, Psychometric Properties, and Conceptual Limitations

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Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 205-225

  Olatunji, Bunmi O ^a   Adams, Thomas ^b   Ciesielski, Bethany ^a   David, Bieke ^a   Sarawgi, Shivali ^a   Broman Fulks, Joshua ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

disgust; factor structure; moral; pathogen; TDDS; Three Domains of Disgust Scale

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANGER; ANXIETY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861811362     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191111432881     Document Type: Article

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