What if some people just do not like science? How personality traits relate to attitudes toward science and technology.
Public Underst Sci
; 33(5): 623-633, 2024 07.
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| ID: mdl-38243812
ABSTRACT
As societal discussion on the public opinion of science and technology ignites over and over again, understanding where such opinions are rooted is increasingly relevant. A handful of prior studies have suggested personality traits as a root of science and technology attitudes. However, these report mixed findings, and employ small student or convenience samples. This leaves considerable uncertainty regarding personality traits' relation to attitudes toward science and technology. If in fact stable psychological predispositions play a role, this has considerable implications for science policy and science communication. This article investigates the relationship between the big five personality traits and science attitudes in Germany and the Netherlands. Findings indicate that personality traits are related to science attitudes but only very weakly so, among them openness to experience and negative emotionality are most notably related to science attitudes, whereas extraversion, in contrast to prior studies, shows no relation to science and technology attitudes.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Personalidad
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Opinión Pública
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Ciencia
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Tecnología
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Actitud
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Public Underst Sci
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIA
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HISTORIA DA MEDICINA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Dinamarca
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido