Culturally adapted quasi-experimental interventions for reducing entomophobia and disgust

A study among older adults in Iran and Malaysia

Bibliographic Data

ID19482645
AuthorsAboozar Soltani (0000-0003-0717-2561, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences), Mahsa Nasrabadi (Shiraz University of Medical Sciences), Siti Anom Binti Ahmad (Universiti Putra Malaysia), Abdolrahim Asadollahi (0000-0003-2265-5641, Deakin University)
Year2026
Volume13
Pages1-30
Publication date2026-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCambridge Prisms Global Mental Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2054-4251 • E-ISSN: 2054-4251
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/gmh.2026.10167
PMID42245320
OpenAlexW7154576481
LanguageEN
References cited21

This study investigated factors influencing insect phobia among older adults in Iran and Malaysia using a quasi-experimental design with individual and group-based teaching models. The study included 151 older adults (82 Iranians, 69 Malaysians). Baseline and post-intervention scores were analyzed using paired t -tests, MANOVA, regression analysis, path analysis and a neural network model. Malaysians scored higher on EVI: Disgusting Pre (mean = 8.03 vs. Iranian mean = 7.46, p p p p p

Cultural diversity · Culturally appropriate · Culturally sensitive · Disgust · Intervention (counseling) · Psychological intervention · Animal and Plant Science Education · Insect Utilization and Effects · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

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