This
study explores the causes that affected personal perception on one’s destiny.
Data analyzed in this thesis were collected in the fifth and sixth phases, e.g.
2009 and 2014, survey of the research project “Taiwan Social Change Survey”.
Multivariate regression was the major statistical tools for the analyses. Other
statistical methods were also utilized when relevant. Three major findings are as the follows: 1. Education level was found to suppress the belief of destiny across year 2009
and year 2014. 2. The belief of kindred-karma positively raises one’s belief on destiny
consistently in these two phases of research. 3. Religious affiliation’s effects are less stable: in 2009, the Christians
held stronger and in 2014 the Buddhists weaker belief on destiny. In addition,
the belief on supreme god was found to positively affect one’s belief of
destiny.