Religion, Religiosity, and the Attitudes Toward Homosexuality—A Multilevel Analysis of 79 Countries
Year: 2014
Type: article
Abstract: Although attitudes toward homosexuality have become more liberal, particularly in industrialized Western countries, there is still a great deal of variance in terms of worldwide levels of homonegativity. Using data from the two most recent waves of the World Values Survey (1999-2004, 2005-2009), this article seeks to explain this variance by means of a multilevel analysis of 79 countries. We include characteristics on the individual level, as age or gender, as well as aggregate variables linked to specificities of the nation-states. In particular, we focus on the religious denomination of a person and her religiosity to explain her attitude toward homosexuality. We find clear differences in levels of homonegativity among the followers of the individual religions.
Source: Journal of Homosexuality
Authors: Sebastian Jäckle, Georg Wenzelburger
Institutions: University of Freiburg, University of Kaiserslautern
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2038467650