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Cilj ovog istraživanja bio je ispitati ulogu bihevioralnog imunosnog sustava u percepciji atraktivnosti i preferiranoj fizičkoj distanci od osobe suprotnog spola. Osim toga, željeli smo ispitati i doprinos dispozicijskih karakteristika percipirane ranjivosti na zaraze i osjetljivosti na gađenje u objašnjenju ispitivanih varijabli. U online eksperimentu sudjelovalo je 690 sudionika. Zadatak sudionika bio je procijeniti atraktivnost i preferiranu fizičku distancu od osoba suprotnog spola na fotografijama koje su se razlikovale prema zdravstvenom statusu. Dobiveni rezultati pokazali su da se zdrava lica suprotnog spola procjenjuju atraktivnijima od bolesnih, a ovaj efekt značajno je veći kod žena. Za razliku od muškaraca, žene preferiraju veću fizičku distancu od suprotnog spola. Bez obzira na spol procjenjivača, sudionici preferiraju veću fizičku distancu od bolesne, nego od zdrave osobe suprotnog spola. Kao značajan prediktor atraktivnosti zdravog i bolesnog lica suprotnog spola pokazala se averzija prema klicama. S druge strane, seksualno gađenje, averzija prema klicama i percipirana ranjivost na zaraze značajni su prediktori preferirane fizičke distance od bolesnog i zdravog lica suprotnog spola. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of the behavioral immune system in the perception of attractiveness and preferred physical distance from a person of the opposite sex. In addition, we wanted to examine the contribution of the dispositional characteristics of perceived vulnerability to disease and sensitivity to disgust in the explanation of the examined variables. The online experiment involved 690 participants. Participants were asked to rate the attractiveness and preferred physical distance from persons of the opposite sex in photographs, who differed in health condition. The results showed that healthy persons of the opposite sex are assessed as more attractive than sick ones, and this effect is significantly stronger in women. Unlike men, women prefer a greater physical distance from the opposite sex. Regardless of the gender of the assessor, participants prefer a greater physical distance from the sick person than from the healthy person of the opposite sex. Aversion to germs has been shown to be a significant predictor of the attractiveness of a healthy and sick person of the opposite sex. On the other hand, sexual disgust, germ aversion, and perceived vulnerability to disease are significant predictors of preferred physical distance from a sick and healthy person of the opposite sex. |
