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cord-255230-i6q73bhs	Makhanova, Anastasia	Capturing Fluctuations in Pathogen Avoidance: the Situational Pathogen Avoidance Scale	2020-08-13		.txt	text/plain	12464	682	53	Across six studies, we demonstrate the reliability and validity of the SPA scale, show that the scale is influenced by situational activation of pathogen avoidance motives, and demonstrate that it mediates the association between pathogen avoidance motives (both chronic and situational) and social biases against obese and foreign targets. Study 1 is a preliminary study intended to establish the reliability and factor structure of the scale and examine predictive validity by assessing the association between the SPA scale and aversive reactions toward an obese target (a heuristic cue associated with pathogen avoidance). Study 1 provides initial evidence for the reliability and the one-factor structure of the SPA scale and examined whether SPA scores were associated with bias against a target linked to heuristic pathogen threat (an obese target). Additionally, individuals who reported higher (relative to lower) SPA scores also reported more aversive reactions toward an obese target, consistent with prior research linking pathogen avoidance to prejudice against targets heuristically associated with illness.	./cache/cord-255230-i6q73bhs.txt	./txt/cord-255230-i6q73bhs.txt