COVID-19 pandemic's impact on the public's confidence in scientific community: The role of personal contact

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作者：
Scheitle, Christopher P. P. [1 ]
DiGregorio, Bernard D. D. [1 ]
Corcoran, Katie E. E. [1 ]
Guthrie, Sara K. K. [1 ]
机构：
[1] West Virginia Univ, Dept Sociol & Anthropol, Morgantown, WV 26505 USA
来源：
SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY | 2023年 / 104卷 / 04期
关键词：
confidence; COVID-19; contact; pandemic; positive test; ATTITUDES; SCIENCE; INDIVIDUALS; KNOWLEDGE; STUDENTS; TRUST;
D O I：
10.1111/ssqu.13295
中图分类号：
D0 [政治学、政治理论];
学科分类号：
0302 ; 030201 ;
摘要：
ObjectiveThis study considers how having personally tested positive for COVID-19 or knowing someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 is associated with an individual's reported change in confidence in the scientific community due to the pandemic. MethodsUsing data generated from a probability sample of U.S. adults, we estimate regression models predicting individuals' reported change in confidence in the scientific community due to the pandemic. ResultsPolitical affiliation, age, having tested positive for COVID-19, and knowing someone who tested positive for COVID-19 are associated with reporting changes in confidence in the scientific community due to the pandemic. ConclusionThese findings suggest that the public's perception of the scientific community's response to the COVID-19 pandemic is in part shaped by individuals' personal contact with the virus.
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