Gligorić Vukašin, van Kleef Gerben A, Rutjens Bastiaan T
Department of Social Psychology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Nat Hum Behav. 2025 Apr 14. doi: 10.1038/s41562-025-02147-z.
Trust in scientists is a key predictor of compliance with science-based solutions to societal challenges. Although liberals in the USA generally trust scientists more than conservatives do, it is not clear how these ideological differences vary across different scientific occupations and whether they can be mitigated. Here, in this Registered Report (including 7,800 US participants), we demonstrate that, even though the strength of the relationship between political ideology and trust varies across scientific occupations, liberals (compared with conservatives) show higher trust in most scientists. Moreover, following motivational accounts of scientist distrust, the study tested five theoretically grounded intervention strategies to improve conservatives' trust in scientists. None of the interventions were successful, suggesting that trust in scientists reflects relatively stable attitudes that require more elaborate and time-intensive interventions.
对科学家的信任是遵守基于科学的社会挑战解决方案的关键预测因素。尽管美国的自由主义者通常比保守主义者更信任科学家，但尚不清楚这些意识形态差异在不同科学职业中如何变化，以及它们是否可以得到缓解。在此，在这份注册报告（包括7800名美国参与者）中，我们证明，尽管政治意识形态与信任之间的关系强度因科学职业而异，但自由主义者（与保守主义者相比）对大多数科学家表现出更高的信任。此外，根据对科学家不信任的动机解释，该研究测试了五种基于理论的干预策略，以提高保守主义者对科学家的信任。没有一种干预措施是成功的，这表明对科学家的信任反映了相对稳定的态度，需要更精心和耗时的干预措施。
