Spit, Disgust, and parasite stress theory: A message experiment

D Chavez-Yenter, HM Lille, S Gorissen… - Journal of Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Public health interventions targeting coughing and spitting during the Tuberculosis and
1918 flu epidemics were largely successful. Specifically, public health officials' messaging …

Explicitness, disgust, and safe sex behavior: A message experiment with US adults

S Gorissen, HM Lillie, D Chavez-Yenter, A Vega… - Social Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sexual health risks are challenging to communicate given the potential negative reactions of
target audiences to explicit language. Grounded in research on pathogen avoidance, the …