Back to Search
Start Over
Role of mental health in the attitude toward same-sex marriage among people in Taiwan: Moderating effects of gender, age, and sexual orientation
- Source :
- Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, Vol 119, Iss 1, Pp 150-156 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2020.
-
Abstract
- Purpose: The aims of the study were to examine the role of mental health in peoples’ attitude toward same-sex marriage in Taiwan, as well as the moderating effects of gender, age, and sexual orientation on the association between mental health and attitude toward same-sex marriage. Methods: In total, 3235 participants were recruited through a Facebook advertisement. Each participant completed a questionnaire assessing attitude toward same-sex marriage and a 5-item Brief Symptom Rating Scale (BSRS-5). Multiple regression analysis was performed to investigate the association between mental health and attitude toward same-sex marriage. Results: Poor mental health was significantly associated with a low level of support for same-sex marriage. Age and sexual orientation moderated the association between mental health state and support for same-sex marriage. A significant association between poor mental health and a low level of support for same-sex marriage was observed only in older participants but not in younger participants. Moreover, a significant association between poor mental health and a low level of support for same-sex marriage was indicated only in heterosexual participants but not in non-heterosexual participants. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that poor mental health was significantly associated with opposition to same-sex marriage. This relationship is more pronounced among older and heterosexual people. Keywords: Mental health, Attitude toward same-sex marriage, Age, Gender, Sexual orientation
- Subjects :
- Medicine (General)
R5-920
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09296646
- Volume :
- 119
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.902c4b315da74f45ac55c8d10b1eeb5c
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2019.03.011