Politicians polarize and experts depolarize public support for COVID-19 management policies across countries
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119(3)
Article 2022 English
Authors
AF
Alexandra Flores
JC
Jennifer C. Cole
SD
Stephan Dickert
Abstract
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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 cues and affective polarization on support for policies to manage the COVID-19 pandemic in seven countries (
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