基于早期疾病的线索来区分生病和健康的面孔:对性别差异的探索性分析
Arnaud Tognetti1,2, Evelina Thunell1, Marta Zakrzewska1
1Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Evolution, medicine, and public health
|November 9, 2023
概括
女性在检测面部疾病线索方面略好于男性. 更高的厌恶灵敏度也会影响疾病的感知,这表明疾病避免的进化机制.
科学领域:
- 进化心理学 进化心理学
- 人类行为人类行为.
- 疾病生态学 疾病生态学
背景情况:
- 性和与疾病相关的特征可能会影响对疾病线索的反应.
- 以前的研究缺乏能力来确认疾病感知是否与性别或人格特征有关.
研究的目的:
- 调查女性,健康状况较差,厌恶敏感度较高,易患疾病或健康问题的人是否能更好地检测疾病线索.
- 检查疾病暗示检测中的性别差异.
主要方法:
- 一项大型在线研究涉及343名女性和340名男性,确定了病人和健康的面孔.
- 参与者查看了受诱发炎症的志愿者的照片,并填写了与疾病有关的问卷.
主要成果:
- 两性都在机会之上歧视病人和健康的人.
- 与男性相比,女性在疾病暗示检测方面表现出更高的准确性和速度.
- 增加对身体气味的厌恶灵敏度与识别生病面部的更自由的标准相关.
结论:
- 人类可以检测到面部疾病的早期迹象.
- 女性在识别疾病线索方面表现出轻微但显著的优势.
- 未来的研究应该探索女性增强的能力是否与避免生病的人有关.
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