Department of Psychology, Lander College, 75-31 150th Street, Flushing, NY, 11367, USA.
Touro College and University System, New York, USA.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2018 Aug;5(4):838-846. doi: 10.1007/s40615-017-0429-y. Epub 2017 Sep 22.
The present study has three objectives (1) to examine whether there are differences in cleanliness concerns between African Americans and European Americans toward kitchen items that are known to be vectors of disease, (2) to examine whether disparities in cleanliness attitudes have an impact on purchasing attitudes toward kitchen cleaning products, and (3) to explore the mechanisms that may account for these differences utilizing a serial mediation model. Five hundred participants, 50% African American and 50% European American were shown a picture of a sponge cleaning product and filled out multiple survey instruments relating to cleanliness attitudes. We found greater concern with cleanliness of kitchen items (d = .46) and a greater willingness to purchase cleaning products among African Americans compared to European Americans (17 vs 10%). A serial mediation analysis revealed that general cleanliness concerns account for the increased willingness to spend money on cleaning products among African Americans. These results suggest that African Americans are more sensitive to issues of cleanliness compared to European Americans and, in particular, are more sensitive to cleanliness of kitchen items such as sponges, which can be vectors of food-borne pathogens. Potential reasons for the observed racial disparities in cleanliness attitudes and the implications of these results for public health are discussed.
（1）检验非裔美国人和欧洲裔美国人对已知可能传播疾病的厨房用品的清洁关注度是否存在差异；（2）检验清洁态度的差异是否会对厨房清洁产品的购买态度产生影响；（3）利用序列中介模型探讨可能导致这些差异的机制。500 名参与者，50%为非裔美国人和 50%为欧洲裔美国人，他们观看了一个海绵清洁产品的图片，并填写了多个与清洁态度相关的调查问卷。我们发现，非裔美国人对厨房用品的清洁关注度更高（d =.46），并且更愿意购买清洁产品（17 比 10%）。一项序列中介分析表明，普遍的清洁关注度解释了非裔美国人更愿意花钱购买清洁产品的原因。这些结果表明，与欧洲裔美国人相比，非裔美国人对清洁问题更为敏感，特别是对可能传播食源性病原体的厨房用品（如海绵）的清洁更为敏感。讨论了观察到的清洁态度种族差异的潜在原因以及这些结果对公共卫生的影响。
