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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如果有些人就是不喜欢科学怎么办？人格特质如何与对科学和技术的态度相关

随着社会对科技舆论的讨论一再引发，了解这些舆论的根源变得越来越重要。之前的一些研究表明，人格特质是科学和技术态度的根源。然而，这些报告的结果好坏参半，并且采用了小规模的学生样本或便利样本。这使得人格特质与科学技术态度之间的关系存在相当大的不确定性。如果事实上稳定的心理倾向发挥了作用，那么这对科学政策和科学传播具有相当大的影响。本文调查了德国和荷兰的五大人格特质与科学态度之间的关系。研究结果表明，人格特质与科学态度相关，但关系非常微弱，其中对经验的开放性和消极情绪与科学态度的相关性最为显着，而与之前的研究相比，外向性与科学和技术态度没有关系。