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May 20, 2026Open Access

Research Design: How Identity, Trust, and Threat Perceptions Shape Taiwan's Defense Willingness

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YLYenting Lin

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Overview

Mixed-methods study examines factors shaping Taiwan's defense readiness against potential invasions.

Key Points

  • This research aims to explore how identity, trust, and perceived threats influence Taiwanese citizens' willingness to defend their country against external aggression.
  • Mixed-methods approach using a randomized survey experiment
  • Participants assigned to conflict scenarios: full-scale invasion, Taiwan-initiated conflict, limited blockade
  • Survey instrument measures identity, trust, perceived threat, and defense willingness
  • Identified significant correlations between national identity and defense willingness
  • Institutional trust positively influences perceptions of threat and willingness to defend
  • Threat framing affects citizens' readiness to engage in defense during different conflict scenarios

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Yenting Lin (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a0d4fbff03e14405aa9b375https://doi.org/10.13021/mars/15337
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