2021
DOI: 10.1017/s0008423921000019
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Explaining Support for COVID-19 Cell Phone Contact Tracing

Abstract: Contact tracing applications have been deployed at a fast pace around the world to stop the spread of COVID-19 and may be key to contain future pandemics. This study aims to explain public opinion toward cell phone contact tracing using a survey experiment. We build upon a theory in evolutionary psychology-disease avoidance-to predict how media coverage of the pandemic affects public support for containment measures. We report three key findings. First, exposure to a news item that shows people ignoring social… Show more

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