Liuzza Marco Tullio, Olofsson Jonas K, Sabiniewicz Agnieszka, Sorokowska Agnieszka
Psychology Department, Stockholm University, Frescati Hagväg, 9A, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, Loc. Germaneto, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Chem Senses. 2017 Jul 1;42(6):479-485. doi: 10.1093/chemse/bjx026.
Body odors are potent triggers of disgust and regulate social behaviors in many species. The role of olfaction in disgust-associated behaviors has received scant attention in the research literature, in part because olfactory disgust assessments have required laboratory testing with odors. We have devised the "Body Odor Disgust Scale" (BODS) to facilitate research on olfactory disgust. In this study, we evaluated whether individual differences in BODS scores would be associated with the perception of disgust for sweat samples in a laboratory setting. Results show that BODS was a strong predictor of disgust ratings of sweat samples even when controlling for general disgust sensitivity. In contrast, odor intensity ratings were unrelated to BODS scores. Our findings suggest that the BODS scores reflect body odor disgust perception. The BODS scale might facilitate research on olfactory disgust responses and associated behaviors.
体味是厌恶情绪的有力触发因素，并调节着许多物种的社会行为。嗅觉在与厌恶相关行为中的作用在研究文献中很少受到关注，部分原因是嗅觉厌恶评估需要在实验室中使用气味进行测试。我们设计了“体味厌恶量表”（BODS），以促进对嗅觉厌恶的研究。在本研究中，我们评估了BODS得分的个体差异是否与实验室环境中对汗液样本的厌恶感知相关。结果表明，即使在控制了一般厌恶敏感性之后，BODS仍是汗液样本厌恶评分的有力预测指标。相比之下，气味强度评分与BODS得分无关。我们的研究结果表明，BODS得分反映了对体味的厌恶感知。BODS量表可能有助于对嗅觉厌恶反应及相关行为的研究。
