Beyond Political Ideology: The Impact of Attitudes Towards Government and Corporations on Trust in Science
Beyond Political Ideology: The Impact of Attitudes Towards Government and Corporations on Trust in Science
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超越政治意识形态：对政府和企业的态度对科学信任的影响
DOI：
10.1177/1075547018763970
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
9
通讯作者：
F. Mayer
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作者：
Emily K Pechar;T. Bernauer;F. Mayer
理解公众对科学的不信任在理论上和实践上都很重要。虽然之前的研究关注的是政治意识形态和对科学的信任之间的关系，但它充其量只是一个不一致的预测。这项研究表明，政治意识形态的两个维度——对政府和公司的态度——可以更准确地预测对科学的信任。我们在美国和德国对气候变化科学和转基因食品进行了一项调查，发现个人对科学的信任程度因问题而异，而对政府和公司的态度是这种信任的重要预测因素。
Understanding public distrust of science is both theoretically and practically important. While previous research has focused on the association between political ideology and trust in science, it is at best an inconsistent predictor. This study demonstrates that two dimensions of political ideology—attitudes towards governments and corporations—can more precisely predict trust in science across issues. Using a survey in the United States and Germany on the science of climate change and genetically modified foods, we find that an individual’s trust in science varies across issues and that attitudes towards government and corporations are important predictors of this trust.