PERSONALITY TRAITS AND ATTITUDE TOWARD HOMOSEXUALITY: THE WIDER INDUSTRIAL IMPLICATIONS IN NIGERIAN WORK MILIEUX

Abstract

This   study   investigated   the   correlation   of   personality   traits   on   attitudes   toward

homosexuality among students of Madonna University Anambra State, Nigeria. Two hundred and sixty-four (264) students drawn from the Okija and Elele Campus

“?;es of the University, through stratified random sampling, participated in the study. Ages of participants ranged from 16 – 27 years with a mean age of 20.64 years. Male participants were 104 (39.39%). Female participants were 160 (60.61%). The study was a cross-sectional design. The hypothesis that students’ personality traits will have positive correlations on attitudes toward homosexuality was tested. Results of analysis indicated that Personality traits (r = .67) positively correlated with attitudes toward homosexuality. This result  confirms the study hypotheses.  Wider

industrial implications, limitations, as well as recommendations for further study were highlighted.