Le Petit Machiavellian Prince. Effects of Latent Toxoplasmosis on Political Beliefs and Values

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985955%3A_____%2F22%3A00560064" target="_blank" >RIV/67985955:_____/22:00560064 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/00216208:11310/22:10449650

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049221112657" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1177/14747049221112657</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14747049221112657" target="_blank" >10.1177/14747049221112657</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Le Petit Machiavellian Prince. Effects of Latent Toxoplasmosis on Political Beliefs and Values

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Humans infected by Toxoplasma gondií express no specific symptoms but manifest higher incidence of many diseases, disorders and differences in personality and behavior. The aim of this study was to compare the political beliefs and values of Toxoplasma-infected and Toxoplasma-free participants. We measured beliefs and values of 2315 responders via an online survey (477 Toxoplasma-infected) using the Political Beliefs and Values Inventory (PI34). This study showed Toxoplasma-infected and Toxoplasma-free participants of our cross-sectional study differed in three of four factors of PI34, scoring higher in Tribalism and lower in Cultural liberalism and Anti-Authoritarianism. We found sex differences in political beliefs associated with Toxoplasma infection. Infected women scored higher in tribalism and lower in cultural liberalism, compared with the Toxoplasma-free control group, while infected men scored higher in economic equity. These results fit with sexual differences in behavior and attitude observed after toxoplasmosis infection. Controlling for the effect of worse physical health and mental health had little impact, suggesting that impaired health did not cause these changes. Rather than adaptation to prevalence of parasites, as suggested by parasite-stress theory, the differences might be side-effects of long-term mild inflammatory reaction. However, to get clear picture of the mild inflammation effects, more research focused on different infectious diseases is needed.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Le Petit Machiavellian Prince. Effects of Latent Toxoplasmosis on Political Beliefs and Values

Popis výsledku anglicky

Humans infected by Toxoplasma gondií express no specific symptoms but manifest higher incidence of many diseases, disorders and differences in personality and behavior. The aim of this study was to compare the political beliefs and values of Toxoplasma-infected and Toxoplasma-free participants. We measured beliefs and values of 2315 responders via an online survey (477 Toxoplasma-infected) using the Political Beliefs and Values Inventory (PI34). This study showed Toxoplasma-infected and Toxoplasma-free participants of our cross-sectional study differed in three of four factors of PI34, scoring higher in Tribalism and lower in Cultural liberalism and Anti-Authoritarianism. We found sex differences in political beliefs associated with Toxoplasma infection. Infected women scored higher in tribalism and lower in cultural liberalism, compared with the Toxoplasma-free control group, while infected men scored higher in economic equity. These results fit with sexual differences in behavior and attitude observed after toxoplasmosis infection. Controlling for the effect of worse physical health and mental health had little impact, suggesting that impaired health did not cause these changes. Rather than adaptation to prevalence of parasites, as suggested by parasite-stress theory, the differences might be side-effects of long-term mild inflammatory reaction. However, to get clear picture of the mild inflammation effects, more research focused on different infectious diseases is needed.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA21-31059S" target="_blank" >GA21-31059S: Meze náboženské kognice: Výzkum kognitivních a kulturních faktorů v české a polské společnosti</a><br>

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2022

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Evolutionary Psychology

ISSN

1474-7049

e-ISSN

1474-7049

Svazek periodika

20

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

3

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

14747049221112657

Kód UT WoS článku

000835657700001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85135419271