Communicating uncertainties regarding COVID-19 vaccination: Moderating roles of trust in science, government, and society.
Public Underst Sci
; 33(4): 447-465, 2024 05.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38243800
ABSTRACT
This study examined how uncertainty affects information seeking and avoidance behaviors via information insufficiency in the COVID-19 vaccination context. It also investigated how trust in science, government, and society moderate the effects of information insufficiency. An online experiment with 131 Korean adults showed that uncertainty indirectly affects information seeking intentions via information insufficiency, which is moderated by science trust and governmental trust. It also showed that uncertainty indirectly affects information avoidance intentions via information insufficiency, which is moderated by social trust.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Confiança
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Vacinas contra COVID-19
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COVID-19
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Governo
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article