Peng Yilang
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA.
Risk Anal. 2022 Dec;42(12):2691-2703. doi: 10.1111/risa.13885. Epub 2022 Feb 3.
While previous research has revealed an ideological divide in Americans' perceptions of COVID-19, specific ideological components can additionally explain public reactions to the pandemic. With two surveys-one sample of crowdsourced workers (N = 482) and a nationally representative sample of American adults (N = 7449)-this research investigates how multiple ideological facets simultaneously predict individuals' reactions to COVID-19. Results demonstrate that social dominance orientation and libertarianism are two important ideological sources that predict more dismissal of COVID-19 and less support for government measures. Right-wing authoritarianism was negatively correlated with COVID-19 concern and support for government actions, but suppression effects could exist. The effects of ideological variables were largely consistent when trust in science was considered. This study highlights the role of specific ideological components in contributing to the political divide regarding attitudes toward the COVID-19 pandemic beyond the liberal-conservative identification.
虽然先前的研究揭示了美国人对新冠疫情认知中的意识形态分歧，但特定的意识形态成分还能进一步解释公众对这一疫情的反应。通过两项调查——一项是众包工作者样本（N = 482），另一项是具有全国代表性的美国成年人样本（N = 7449）——本研究探讨了多个意识形态层面如何同时预测个体对新冠疫情的反应。结果表明，社会支配取向和自由主义是两个重要的意识形态来源，它们预示着对新冠疫情的更多忽视以及对政府措施的更少支持。右翼威权主义与对新冠疫情的担忧以及对政府行动的支持呈负相关，但可能存在抑制效应。当考虑对科学的信任时，意识形态变量的影响在很大程度上是一致的。本研究强调了特定意识形态成分在导致除自由派与保守派认同之外的、关于对新冠疫情态度的政治分歧方面所起的作用。
