• DOI:10.1016/J.NEWIDEAPSYCH.2016.03.003
Corpus ID: 15274437

On the nature of creepiness

@article{McAndrew2016OnTN,
  title={On the nature of creepiness},
  author={F. McAndrew and Sara S. Koehnke},
  journal={New Ideas in Psychology},
  year={2016},
  volume={43},
  pages={10-15}
}

F. McAndrew, Sara S. Koehnke

Published 2016

Psychology

New Ideas in Psychology

Surprisingly, until now there has never been an empirical study of “creepiness.” An international sample of 1341 individuals responded to an online survey. Males were perceived as being more likely to be creepy than females, and females were more likely to associate sexual threat with creepiness. Unusual nonverbal behavior and characteristics associated with unpredictability were also predictors of creepiness, as were some occupations and hobbies. The results are consistent with the hypothesis… CONTINUE READING

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