Those who trust government and others are more likely to comply with stay at home orders

Wiedemann, Johannes and Goldstein, Daniel A.N. (2020) Those who trust government and others are more likely to comply with stay at home orders. USApp – American Politics and Policy Blog (23 May 2020). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

In recent months, the majority of the US population has been subject to stay at home and social distancing orders to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. In new research which analyses cellphone data, Daniel A. N. Goldstein and Johannes Wiedemann find that people’s sense of trust in government and others is related to their compliance with going along with preventative measures like stay at home orders. They write that this link is fueled by partisanship and social capital: people are more likely to trust preventative policies if they have high levels of social capital or if the measures are implemented by officials who are from the party they support.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/
Additional Information:	© 2020 The Authors
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JK Political institutions (United States) R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Date Deposited:	16 Jun 2020 15:27
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 10:33
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/104948

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