Corporate Science Communication and Its Effect on Scientific Knowledge and Attitudes

企业科学传播及其对科学知识和态度的影响

• 批准号: 2122600
• 负责人: Nicole Lee
• 金额: $ 21.02万
• 依托单位: Arizona State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2021-09-01 至 2024-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2122600&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Corporate; Science; Communication; Its; Effect

For-profit entities in the science, health, and technology sectors have become major players in the public communication of science. Science communication can significantly influence the decisions individuals make related to health behaviors, technology adoption, and policy support. Since the Bayh-Dole Act of 1980, U.S. scientists have had the right to patent and commercialize the findings of publicly funded research, which has contributed to the shifting science communication landscape. Despite the influence and prevalence of commercial science communication, little research has focused on its effects. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing provides a context in which to understand these issues. Science communication from DTC genetic testing companies is particularly important because how consumers learn about genetic science and interact with it can influence their health decisions, their support for science funding or policy, and their perceptions of related technologies.To achieve the purpose of this research, this project will consist of two related studies. The first study will be a content analysis of emails from ten DTC genetic testing companies and will identify and describe how these companies communicate with their customers about science, the capabilities and limitations of their tests, and the benefits and risks of sharing genetic data. The second study, which will build on the findings from the first, will consist of a national survey of U.S. adults examining the effects of engaging with DTC genetic testing products and receiving communication from DTC genetic testing companies. The survey will inform the impact of DTC genetic testing experiences and communication on science knowledge, perceptions of genetic research, support for science, and other related outcomes.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

科学、卫生和技术部门的营利性实体已成为科学公共传播的主要参与者。科学传播可以显著影响个人做出的与健康行为、技术采用和政策支持相关的决策。自1980年的《贝赫-多尔法案》以来，美国科学家一直有权为公共资助的研究成果申请专利并将其商业化，这推动了科学传播格局的转变。尽管商业科学传播的影响和流行程度很高，但很少有研究关注其影响。直接面向消费者(DTC)的基因检测提供了一个理解这些问题的背景。DTC基因检测公司的科学交流尤为重要，因为消费者了解基因科学并与之互动的方式可以影响他们的健康决策、他们对科学资金或政策的支持以及他们对相关技术的看法。为了达到本研究的目的，本项目将包括两个相关的研究。第一项研究将对10家DTC基因检测公司的电子邮件进行内容分析，确定并描述这些公司如何就科学、检测的能力和局限性以及共享基因数据的好处和风险与客户进行沟通。第二项研究将建立在第一项研究结果的基础上，将包括一项针对美国成年人的全国性调查，调查使用DTC基因检测产品和接受DTC基因检测公司通信的影响。这项调查将告知DTC基因测试经验和交流对科学知识、对基因研究的看法、对科学的支持和其他相关结果的影响。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。