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https://doi.org/10.5559/di.25.3.06
Authoritarianism as Mediator of the Effect of Personality Traits on Students' Prejudices toward Homosexuals
Barbara Kalebić Maglica
orcid.org/0000-0002-6278-5582
; Filozofski fakultet, Rijeka
Anja Vuković
; Filozofski fakultet, Rijeka
Sažetak
Negative attitudes toward homosexuals are just one of many
that are often expressed toward various minority groups.
There are numerous determinants of negative attitudes
towards stigmatized groups, and personality traits are
certainly one of them. Therefore, the purpose of this study
was to examine the relationship between the Big Five
personality traits, authoritarianism and attitudes against
homosexuals. The study included 583 students (443 female
and 139 male) of different universities in the Republic of
Croatia, with an average age of 21 years. Participants were
asked to complete a questionnaire that examined the Big
Five personality traits, an Authoritarianism scale and also a
Scale of attitudes toward homosexuals. The results show a
significant negative correlation of openness to experience
and negative attitudes towards homosexuals and a positive
one between conscientiousness and authoritarianism and the
negative attitudes. Also, authoritarianism is a mediating
variable in the relationship between openness and
conscientiousness and attitudes toward homosexuals. The
obtained results are discussed in the context of existing
models and research results.
Ključne riječi
Big Five personality traits; authoritarianism; attitudes toward homosexuals
Hrčak ID:
168400
URI
Datum izdavanja:
3.11.2016.
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