https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/625911
Title: | Political ideology predicts preventative behaviors and infections amid COVID-19 in democracies | Authors: | Tung Han Pu Chang, Teng-Jen Lin Ming Jen |
Keywords: | COVID-19; Conpiratory thinking; Political ideology; Risk perception | Issue Date: | Sep-2022 | Publisher: | PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD | Journal Volume: | 308 | Source: | Social science & medicine (1982) | Abstract: | Can one's political ideology predict his or her testing positive for COVID-19 and how? The present study leveraged a recent (April-May 2020) survey of 27,260 individuals across 27 democracies to investigate the associations between political ideology and coronavirus infections. Our individual-level data and mediation analyses allow us to tease out different correlational paths according to which one's political ideology affects his or her infection. We found a more right-leaning attitude to be associated with a higher probability of testing positive both directly and indirectly through conspiracy theory beliefs and physical distancing. Moreover, our cross-national investigation also found that becoming more right-leaning in ideology was associated with a higher level of perceived risk of COVID-19 infection, which made one less likely to test positive. Combined, we provide a more nuanced understanding of the role played by political ideology in the current pandemic, on which the design of a more effective risk communication strategy can be based. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/625911 | ISSN: | 0277-9536 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115199 |
Appears in Collections: | 政治學系 |
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