Politicization and COVID-19 vaccine resistance in the US

T Bolsen, R Palm - Progress in molecular biology and translational …, 2022 - Elsevier
Science is frequently used and distorted to advance political, economic, or cultural agendas.
The politicization of science can limit the positive impacts that scientific advances can offer …

[HTML][HTML] Misinformation and the epistemic integrity of democracy

S Lewandowsky, UKH Ecker, J Cook… - Current opinion in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Democracy relies on a shared body of knowledge among citizens, for example trust in
elections and reliable knowledge to inform policy-relevant debate. We review the evidence …

The relationship between social media use and beliefs in conspiracy theories and misinformation

AM Enders, JE Uscinski, MI Seelig, CA Klofstad… - Political behavior, 2021 - Springer
Numerous studies find associations between social media use and beliefs in conspiracy
theories and misinformation. While such findings are often interpreted as evidence that …

Towards psychological herd immunity: Cross-cultural evidence for two prebunking interventions against COVID-19 misinformation

M Basol, J Roozenbeek, M Berriche… - Big Data & …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Misinformation about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a pressing societal challenge.
Across two studies, one preregistered (n1= 1771 and n2= 1777), we assess the efficacy of …

Beliefs about COVID-19 in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States: A novel test of political polarization and motivated reasoning

G Pennycook, J McPhetres, B Bago… - Personality and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
What are the psychological consequences of the increasingly politicized nature of the
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States relative to similar Western countries? In a two …

[HTML][HTML] Conspiratorial thinking, selective exposure to conservative media, and response to COVID-19 in the US

D Romer, KH Jamieson - Social Science & Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Rationale Previous research has shown that during the early months of the COVID-19
pandemic in the US, users of conservative media were more likely to accept conspiracy …

Public information needs during the COVID-19 outbreak: a qualitative study in mainland China

Y Yi, DKW Chiu - Library Hi Tech, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose The impact of COVID-19 has led to a surge in the public's reliance on the Internet
for pandemic information, and the policy of home isolation has exacerbated this. This study …

Sociopolitical and psychological correlates of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the United States during summer 2021

J Stoler, CA Klofstad, AM Enders, JE Uscinski - Social Science & Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Vaccine hesitancy and refusal continue to hamper COVID-19 control efforts. Throughout the
pandemic, scientists and journalists have attributed lagging COVID-19 vaccination rates to a …

Correction experiences on social media during COVID-19

L Bode, EK Vraga - Social Media+ Society, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Despite a wealth of research examining the effectiveness of correction of misinformation, not
enough is known about how people experience such correction when it occurs on social …

A national survey to assess the COVID-19 vaccine-related conspiracy beliefs, acceptability, preference, and willingness to pay among the general population of …

MS Arshad, I Hussain, T Mahmood, K Hayat, A Majeed… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
The current study aims to assess the beliefs of the general public in Pakistan towards
conspiracy theories, acceptance, willingness to pay, and preference for the COVID-19 …