Confidence in political leaders can slant risk perceptions of COVID–19 in a highly polarized environment

Wanyun Shao and Feng Hao

Social Science & Medicine, 2020, vol. 261, issue C

Abstract: •Conservatives show lower risk perceptions of COVID-19 than liberals and moderates.•Confidence in political leaders can reduce risk perceptions of COVID-19.•It also can mediate the effects of political ideology on risk perceptions.•Attention to news about the outbreak of COVID-19 is positively correlated with risk perceptions.•Perceived quality of media coverage can lead to heightened risk perceptions of COVID-19.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113235

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