不可承受之重：支持同婚態度對自我資源耗竭、心理困擾之影響

Ugly Truth: The Effects of Positive Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage on Ego Depletion and Psychological Distress

本研究聚焦於2018年針對同性婚姻所舉行之台灣公民投票事件，探討個體對此性別平權議題之態度對其心理歷程、心理困擾的影響效果。研究於公投前後一週之兩個時間點蒐集資料，共計有效配對樣本共205份。研究結果發現公投前支持同婚態度之程度與其公投後的心理困擾具有顯著正向關聯性，但效果僅顯現在人際面向之心理困擾（孤獨）上，對於情緒面向之心理困擾（憂鬱）則不具有顯著關聯性。此外，分析結果也顯示公投前之支持同婚態度對公投後心理困擾間的心理歷程，會透過自我資源耗竭的完全中介。本研究進一步針對異性戀的資料進行額外分析，檢視不同性傾向族群對此同婚公投事件所經歷之心理歷程與心理感受，結果發現，即便排除了非異性戀的樣本，前述研究結果仍達到顯著水準，亦即，異性戀族群之支持同婚態度與孤獨、憂鬱間的關係，會透過自我資源耗竭的完全中介。整體而言，本研究開拓了針對此性別平權議題的研究範疇，並以心理學觀點提供同婚公投事件參與者心理歷程與感受之初步實徵證據，特別是支持同婚議題之友善異性戀族群對此的心理歷程與感受，提供學術界與實務界參考。

Took advantage of Taiwan's same-sex marriage referendum in 2018, this study explored how the voters' attitudes toward this gender equality issue played a role in their psychological process and psychological distress after the results settled down. Data were collected in two time points, one week prior to and after the referendum, respectively. Analysis of the total 205 participants indicated that voters' positive attitudes toward same-sex marriage prior to the referendum had a significant positive correlation with their psychological distress after the referendum, although only on the interpersonal-oriented psychological distress (loneliness). In addition, the relationship of positive attitudes toward same-sex marriage and loneliness is fully mediated by ego depletion. Furthermore, this study examined the psychological processes and distresses experienced by groups with different sexual orientations in this gender equality social event, which provided more valuable information in predicting the psychological consequences of such gender equality social event. It was found that the positive attitudes of the heterosexual group toward same-sex marriage were significantly related to both depression and loneliness, while the psychological process was fully mediated by ego depletion. In conclusion, this study explored the research scope of the referendum as a social event and provided preliminary evidence for the voters' psychological process and outcomes from a psychological perspective, providing a reference for the academia and practice.