Body odour disgust sensitivity is associated with xenophobia: evidence from nine countries across five continents by Marta Z. Zakrzewska, Sandra Challma, Torun Lindholm, Sebastian Cancino-Montecinos, Jonas K. Olofsson, Marco Tullio Liuzza

“…Body odour disgust sensitivity (BODS) reflects a behavioural disposition to avoid pathogens, and it may also involve social attitudes. Among participants in the USA, high levels of BODS were associated with stronger xenophobia towards a fictitious refugee group. …”
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An Overprotective Nose? Implicit Bias Is Positively Related to Individual Differences in Body Odor Disgust Sensitivity by Marta Zuzanna Zakrzewska, Marco Tullio Liuzza, Marco Tullio Liuzza, Torun Lindholm, Anna Blomkvist, Maria Larsson, Jonas K. Olofsson

“…Results show that BODS is positively related to implicit bias toward an outgroup, suggesting that social attitudes may be linked to basic chemosensory processes. …”
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