香港市民对待暴力示威的态度及其影响因素

Attitude toward Violent Protests among Residents in Hong Kong and Its Influence Factors

根据“香港社会发展和市民精神健康”调查数据,对香港修例风波中市民对待暴力示威的态度及其影响因素的回归分析结果显示,18~30岁、具有高等教育经历的受访者更可能对暴力抗争手段表示支持或中立态度。在控制了社会人口学变量后,具有攻击性、愤怒和抑郁等人格心理特征的受访者更可能对暴力示威表示支持或中立态度。担忧香港未来经济状况和国际地位下滑的受访者则更反对暴力。此外,经常通过传媒和社交媒体了解有关修订《逃犯条例》及示威游行的消息,并因此产生不安情绪的受访者更可能认同暴力示威。日后研究需要纳入更多社会、政治等因素,进一步研究人格心理特质、社会结构和政治经济等因素如何影响大众对政治暴力的态度。

Using data obtained from the survey on“Social Development and Mental Health of Population in Hong Kong,”this article conducts regression analysis on citizens’attitude toward violent protests over the Hong Kong’s Extradition Law Protest,and its contributing factors.The results show that respondents aged between 18 and 30 and with higher levels of education were more likely to report a positive or neutral attitude toward violent protests.After controlling for sociodemographic variables,personality traits and psychological factors such as aggressiveness,anger and depression were positively associated with a positive or neutral attitude toward violent protests.Respondents having negative ratings on Hong Kong’s future economic development and international status were more likely to oppose violence.Moreover,those who viewed news on media and social media more frequently and were bothered by the news related to protests more often were more likely to identify with violent protesters.Future research should include more sociopolitical factors to further understand how the personality traits,social structure and political-economic factors affect people’s attitude toward political violence.