Abstract
The aim of the present analysis was to develop and evaluate a state disgust questionnaire (Ekel-State-Fragebogen, ESF) in German, considering three student sample studies. Twenty-six items were constructed using information drawn from literature research and from the self-report of subjects after an induction of disgust. In Study 1, the questionnaire was given to 160 subjects after disgust induced by a film sequence and in a second session without induction. Study 2 had an experimental design where disgust or positive mood was induced by scents (60 subjects), followed by a state disgust measurement. Study 3, a repeated measure design, involved 102 subjects in whom disgust, fear, and neutral mood were induced by film sequences. Data from all three studies supported a one-factor solution. The ESF showed the highest means in disgust conditions. The correlations of the ESF with state anxiety (STAI State) ranged from .68 to .79, with trait disgust from .42 to .48 in disgust conditions, and with trait anxiety from .24 to .41. Thus, the ESF showed good results in measuring state disgust in a specific, reliable, and valid manner. Based on these results, a short version of 15 items was developed.
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