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Fear, trust, and compliance with COVID-19 measures: a study of the mediating effect of trust in government on the relationship between fear and compliance
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SYSNO ASEP 0584939 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type The record was not marked in the RIV Subsidiary J Ostatní články Title Fear, trust, and compliance with COVID-19 measures: a study of the mediating effect of trust in government on the relationship between fear and compliance Author(s) Hrbková, L. (CZ)
Kudrnáč, Aleš (SOU-Z) RID, ORCID, SAISource Title Journal of Public Policy. - Cambridge University Press - ISSN 0143-814X
Online first 11 March 2024 (2024)Number of pages 19 s. Language eng - English Country GB - United Kingdom Keywords COVID-19 ; fear ; public policy compliance ; rally-round-the-flag ; trust in government OECD category Sociology Method of publishing Open access Institutional support SOU-Z - RVO:68378025 DOI 10.1017/S0143814X24000059 Annotation As the COVID-19 pandemic became an unprecedented global threat, it was accompanied by an increase in trust in governments as well as fear among the public. Previous research suggests that both institutional trust and fear contribute to the willingness of citizens to comply with anti-pandemic measures. Moreover, fear during the contagion also increases trust in government. This article presents a test of the mediation of the effects of fear on compliance through trust. In addition, it differentiates between three different facets of COVID-19-related fear: fear of the disease, fear of economic consequences, and fear of political consequences. The results suggest that while fear of the disease increases compliance, fear of political consequences decreases compliance. Moreover, the effects of fear are mediated through trust in government. The negative impact of fear of political consequences on compliance increased between April and December 2020. Workplace Institute of Sociology Contact Eva Nechvátalová, eva.nechvatalova@soc.cas.cz, Tel.: 222 220 924 / linka 351 Year of Publishing 2025
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