Personality Traits and Individual Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage: Evidence from Taiwan

doi:10.1007/s13178-019-00401-4

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Title:	Personality Traits and Individual Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage: Evidence from Taiwan
Authors:	Wang, Ching-Hsing;Lin, Tsong-Jyi;Weng, Dennis Lu-Chung;Chang, Yi-Bin
Keywords:	Personality;Big Five;Same-sex marriage;Homosexual rights;Heterogeneity
Date:	2019-09-06
Issue Date:	2021-08-24 12:12:58 (UTC+8)
Abstract:	While same-sex marriage has been a particularly salient issue in recent years in Taiwan, few scholarly attentions have been paid to examine the determinants of individual attitudes toward same-sex marriage. This study attempts to understand how personality influences individual support for same-sex marriage in Taiwan. Using the original data collected in July 2017 in Taiwan, this study finds that people with higher levels of agreeableness are more likely to oppose same-sex marriage. Besides, conscientiousness and openness to experience have heterogeneous effects on individual attitudes toward same-sex marriage for people of different ages. Specifically, a higher level of conscientiousness is positively associated with support for same-sex marriage among younger people but is negatively correlated with support for same-sex marriage among older people. Similarly, a higher level of openness to experience would lead to increased support for same-sex marriage for younger people but would result in decreased support for same-sex marriage for older people. Overall, our findings indicate that personality can provide some explanatory power for individual attitudes toward homosexual rights.
Relation:	Sexuality Research and Social Policy,17(3),p.524-540
DOI:	10.1007/s13178-019-00401-4
Appears in Collections:	[Graduate Institute & Department of Public Administration] Journal Article

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