Politicians polarize and experts depolarize public support for COVID-19 management policies across countries

• Main Authors: Flores, A., Cole, J.C., Dickert, S., EOM, Kimin, Jiga-Boy, G.M., Kogut, T., Loria, R., Mayorga, M., Pedersen, E.J., Pereira, B., Rubaltelli, E., Sherman, D.K., Slovic, P., Vastfjall, D., Van Boven, L.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2022
• Subjects: COVID-19; cross-country comparisons; political polarization; affective polarization; expertise; Health Policy; Public Health; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3545; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4803/viewcontent/e2117543119.full_pvoa_cc_by.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Political polarization impeded public support for policies to reduce the spread of COVID-19, much as polarization hinders responses to other contemporary challenges. Unlike previous theory and research that focused on the United States, the present research examined the effects of political elite cu...