TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of mental health in the attitude toward same-sex marriage among people in Taiwan
T2 - Moderating effects of gender, age, and sexual orientation
AU - Huang, Yu Te
AU - Chen, Mu Hong
AU - Hu, Huei Fan
AU - Ko, Nai Ying
AU - Yen, Cheng Fang
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was partially supported by the grant MOST 104-2314-B-037-024-MY3 awarded by the Ministry of Science and Technology , Taiwan, R.O.C., and the grant KMUH104-4R60 , KMUH105-5R59 and KMUH106-6R67 awarded by Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital .
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Formosan Medical Association
PY - 2020/1
Y1 - 2020/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jfma.2019.03.011
DO - 10.1016/j.jfma.2019.03.011
M3 - Article
C2 - 30954329
AN - SCOPUS:85063742656
SN - 0929-6646
VL - 119
SP - 150
EP - 156
JO - Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
JF - Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
IS - 1P1
ER -