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Introduction to the special issue: evolutionary and biopsychosocial perspectives on sickness communication Open

Eric C. Shattuck, Chloe C. Boyle · 2024

Here, we introduce the EMPH special issue on Evolutionary and Biopsychosocial Perspectives on Sickness Communication. This Commentary provides an overview of each article and places them in the wider context of sickness as a social phenome…

Burnout Affects Bias Through Changes in Internal Motivation in a Sample of Healthcare Providers Open

Eric C. Shattuck, Joseph W. Houpt, E. Ashby Plant, Joe alcock, Daniel Rossie , et al. · 2023

Burnout is a prevalent issue among healthcare providers and is known to affect patient care (e.g., through increased mistakes). Burnout is also known to affect bias against minoritized patients, which could contribute to disparities in dia…

Pathogen Disgust is Associated with Interpersonal Bias Among Healthcare Professionals Open

Anastasia Makhanova, W. Allen Lambert, Ryan Blanchard, Joe Alcock, Eric C. Shattuck , et al. · 2023

Background and objectives: Pathogen avoidance is a fundamental motive that shapes many aspects of human behavior, including bias against groups stereotypically linked to disease (e.g., immigrants, outgroup members). This link has only been…

Pathogen disgust is associated with interpersonal bias among healthcare professionals Open

Anastasia Makhanova, W. Allen Lambert, Ryan Blanchard, Joe Alcock, Eric C. Shattuck , et al. · 2023

Background and objectives Pathogen avoidance is a fundamental motive that shapes many aspects of human behavior including bias against groups stereotypically linked to disease (e.g. immigrants, outgroup members). This link has only been ex…

Mats Lekander, <i>The Inflamed Feeling: The Brain's Role in Immune Defense</i> Open

Eric C. Shattuck · 2023

Lower testosterone levels are associated with higher risk of death in men Open

Michael P. Muehlenbein, Jeffrey Gassen, Eric C. Shattuck, Corey Sparks · 2022

Background and Objectives Testosterone plays an important role in regulating male development, reproduction and health. Declining levels across the lifespan may reflect, or even contribute to, chronic disease and mortality in men. Methodol…

Sound reasons for unsound sleep: Comparative support for the sentinel hypothesis in industrial and nonindustrial groups Open

Leela McKinnon, Eric C. Shattuck, David R. Samson · 2022

Background and objectives Sleep is a vulnerable state in which individuals are more susceptible to threat, which may have led to evolved mechanisms for increasing safety. The sentinel hypothesis proposes that brief awakenings during sleep …

Presenteeism Among Healthcare Providers, Staff, and Students in Jalisco, Mexico: A Descriptive Study Open

Eric C. Shattuck, Igor M Ramos Herrera, Thankam Sunil · 2022

Objective We measured presenteeism (continuing to attend work or other activities while sick) in a sample of healthcare workers in Jalisco, Mexico to better understand the phenomenon, which can place patients at risk of infection. Methods …

Networks, cultures, and institutions: Toward a social immunology Open

Eric C. Shattuck · 2021

Infectious diseases and social distancing in nature Open

Sebastian Stockmaier, Nathalie Stroeymeyt, Eric C. Shattuck, Dana M. Hawley, Lauren Ancel Meyers , et al. · 2021

Final manuscript draft for review article "Infectious diseases and social distancing in nature" (Science 05 Mar 2021; link to published article: https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6533/eabc8881)

A latent profile analysis of the link between sociocultural factors and health-related risk-taking among U.S. adults Open

Jessica K. Perrotte, Eric C. Shattuck, Colton Daniels, Xiaohe Xu, Thankam Sunil · 2021

Signaling sickness: the role of recalled sickness behavior and psychosocial factors in shaping communication style Open

Eric C. Shattuck, Jessica K. Perrotte, Colton Daniels, Xiaohe Xu, Thankam Sunil · 2021

Background and objectives Active infection results in several outward signs in humans, including visible symptoms, changes in behavior and possible alterations in skin color and gait. A potential adaptive function of these indicators is to…

The Contribution of Sociocultural Factors in Shaping Self-Reported Sickness Behavior Open

Eric C. Shattuck, Jessica K. Perrotte, Colton Daniels, Xiaohe Xu, Thankam Sunil · 2020

Sickness behavior is an evolutionarily conserved phenomenon found across a diverse range of animals involving a change in motivational priorities to theoretically maximize energetic investment in immune function and recovery. Typical compo…

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