Mental contamination: the effects of imagined physical dirt and immoral behaviour.

摘要: There is a growing body of empirical support for Rachman's (1994, 2004, 2006) conceptualization mental contamination. The aim this study was to tease apart manipulations imagined physical descriptions (i.e., clean versus dirty), in the context both morally sound and reprehensible acts consensual non-consensual kiss) expand our understanding experimental variables which may evoke contamination address limitations previous research. Female undergraduate student participants (n = 140) were randomly assigned listen one four audio recordings imagine receiving either or kiss from man described as physically dirty. Results indicated that who dirty reported greatest feelings contamination; whereas, lowest However, there few significant differences between those man. are discussed terms cognitive-behavioural conceptualizations treatments fears.