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Body elimination attitude and occupation

R A Adams1, D I Templer

  • 1Califormia School of Professional Psychology-Fresno 93727-2014, USA.

Psychological Reports
|June 11, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Food service and bank employees reported higher disgust sensitivity than nursing and sewage workers. This study explored attitudes towards body elimination across different occupations.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Occupational Health

Background:

  • Attitudes towards bodily functions can vary significantly.
  • Understanding these variations is crucial for occupational health and social psychology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate differences in disgust sensitivity related to body elimination across various occupational groups.
  • To compare the Body Elimination Attitude Scale scores between food service, bank, nursing, and sewage workers.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Templer, King, Brooner, and Corgiat 1984 Body Elimination Attitude Scale.
  • Administered the scale to personnel from food service, banking, nursing, and sewage industries.

Main Results:

  • Food service personnel (n=16) and bank employees (n=20) exhibited significantly higher disgust scores.
  • Nursing personnel (n=46) and sewage workers (n=15) reported lower disgust sensitivity.

Conclusions:

  • Occupational roles may influence an individual's sensitivity to disgust related to body elimination.
  • Further research is needed to explore the psychological and social factors underlying these occupational differences.

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