Acceptance and adoption of protective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of trust in politics and trust in science
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Dohle, Simone
Wingen, Tobias
Schreiber, Mike
Abstract / Description
The United Nations have described the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as the worst global crisis since the second world war. Behavioral protective measures, such as good hand hygiene and social distancing, may strongly affect infection and fatality rates worldwide. In two studies (total N = 962), we aimed to identify central predictors of acceptance and adoption of protective measures, including sociodemographic variables, risk perception, and trust. We found that men and younger participants show lower acceptance and adoption of protective measures, suggesting that it is crucial to develop targeted health messages for these groups. Moreover, trust in politics and trust in science emerged as important predictors for the acceptance and adoption of protective measures. These results show that maintaining and ideally strengthening trust in politics and trust in science might be central for overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 trust protective measures health communicationPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2020-12-23
Journal title
Social Psychological Bulletin
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15
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4
Article number
Article e4315
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PsychOpen GOLD
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Dohle, S., Wingen, T., & Schreiber, M. (2020). Acceptance and adoption of protective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of trust in politics and trust in science. Social Psychological Bulletin, 15(4), Article e4315. https://doi.org/10.32872/spb.4315
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Dohle, Simone
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Wingen, Tobias
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Schreiber, Mike
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Date of first publication2020-12-23
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Abstract / DescriptionThe United Nations have described the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as the worst global crisis since the second world war. Behavioral protective measures, such as good hand hygiene and social distancing, may strongly affect infection and fatality rates worldwide. In two studies (total N = 962), we aimed to identify central predictors of acceptance and adoption of protective measures, including sociodemographic variables, risk perception, and trust. We found that men and younger participants show lower acceptance and adoption of protective measures, suggesting that it is crucial to develop targeted health messages for these groups. Moreover, trust in politics and trust in science emerged as important predictors for the acceptance and adoption of protective measures. These results show that maintaining and ideally strengthening trust in politics and trust in science might be central for overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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CitationDohle, S., Wingen, T., & Schreiber, M. (2020). Acceptance and adoption of protective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of trust in politics and trust in science. Social Psychological Bulletin, 15(4), Article e4315. https://doi.org/10.32872/spb.4315en_US
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ISSN2569-653X
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5856
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6460
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Keyword(s)COVID-19en_US
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Keyword(s)trusten_US
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Keyword(s)protective measuresen_US
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Keyword(s)health communicationen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleAcceptance and adoption of protective measures during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of trust in politics and trust in scienceen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Article numberArticle e4315
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Issue4
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Journal titleSocial Psychological Bulletin
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Volume15
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