The role of race, religion, and partisanship in misperceptions about COVID-19
The role of race, religion, and partisanship in misperceptions about COVID-19
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DOI：
10.1177/1368430220985912
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发表时间：
2021-06-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Simonson, Matthew
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作者：
Druckman, James N.;Ognyanova, Katherine;Simonson, Matthew
人们普遍担心公众的误解。然而，很少有研究探讨不同情境下的误解相关性--也就是说，群体关系、媒体曝光和生活经历等因素如何与人们持有的误解数量相关？我们通过调查对COVID-19的误解来解决这些问题，重点关注种族/民族，宗教和党派团体的作用。通过一项大型调查，我们发现个人持有的正确信念的数量远远超过误解的数量。当涉及到误解时，我们发现，少数民族，那些具有高度宗教信仰的人，以及那些具有强烈党派身份的人-跨党派-比那些具有对比性团体关系的人持有更多的误解。此外，我们还显示了其他变量（例如，社交媒体的使用情况、所在县的COVID-19病例数）与误解之间没有如此强的关系，而且群体层面的结果并不反映人们默许相信任何信息，而不管其真实价值如何。我们的研究结果强调了研究群体层面对其他科学和政治问题的误解以及为这些群体制定有针对性的干预措施的重要性。
Concerns about misperceptions among the public are rampant. Yet, little work explores the correlates of misperceptions in varying contexts - that is, how do factors such as group affiliations, media exposure, and lived experiences correlate with the number of misperceptions people hold? We address these questions by investigating misperceptions about COVID-19, focusing on the role of racial/ethnic, religious, and partisan groups. Using a large survey, we find the number of correct beliefs held by individuals far dwarfs the number of misperceptions. When it comes to misperceptions, we find that minorities, those with high levels of religiosity, and those with strong partisan identities - across parties - hold a substantially greater number of misperceptions than those with contrasting group affiliations. Moreover, we show other variables (e.g., social media usage, number of COVID-19 cases in one's county) do not have such strong relationships with misperceptions, and the group-level results do not reflect acquiescence to believing any information regardless of its truth value. Our results accentuate the importance of studying group-level misperceptions on other scientific and political issues and developing targeted interventions for these groups.