2022
DOI: 10.1002/asi.24712
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Trust in COVID‐19 public health information

Abstract: Understanding the factors that influence trust in public health information is critical for designing successful public health campaigns during pandemics such as COVID ‐19. We present findings from a cross‐sectional survey of 454 US adults—243 older (65+) and 211 younger (18–64) adults—who responded to questionnaires on human values, trust in COVID ‐19 information sources, attention to information quality, self‐efficacy, and factual knowledge… Show more

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“…Researchers found this to be especially true with Covid‐19 misinformation (Bridgman et al, 2020). This information glut became dangerous at the pandemic's onset as people had few resources to process and filter the information, namely inadequate information about the novel coronavirus, combined with a widespread mistrust in public health institutions, scientific expertise, and government entities (Donovan et al, 2021; Verma et al, 2022).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Researchers found this to be especially true with Covid‐19 misinformation (Bridgman et al, 2020). This information glut became dangerous at the pandemic's onset as people had few resources to process and filter the information, namely inadequate information about the novel coronavirus, combined with a widespread mistrust in public health institutions, scientific expertise, and government entities (Donovan et al, 2021; Verma et al, 2022).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Consistent messaging about mask‐wearing did not convince people who believe Covid‐19 is a hoax or people who think it is their right to not wear a mask (Verma et al, 2022). People's attitudes about information, in particular their trust in this information, is as important as what information they are exposed to (Sinatra et al, 2014).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
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