Are the religious suspicious of science? Investigating religiosity, religious context, and orientations towards science

Chan, Esther

doi:10.1177/0963662518781231

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“…Rutjens et al, 2018;Wilgus & Travis, 2019), religiousness/religious orthodoxy (e.g. Chan, 2018;Rutjens et al, 2018), conspiracy thinking (e.g. Lewandowsky et al, 2013;Rutjens & van der Lee, 2020) and, to some extent, education level (e.g.…”

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Modeling compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines: the critical role of trust in science

Plohl

Musil

2020

Psychology, Health & Medicine

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The coronavirus pandemic is one of the biggest health crises of our time. In response to this global problem, various institutions around the world had soon issued evidence-based prevention guidelines. However, these guidelines, which were designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 and contribute to public well-being, are (deliberately) disregarded by some individuals. In the present study, we aimed to develop and test a multivariate model that could help us identify individual characteristics that make a person more/less likely to comply with COVID-19 prevention guidelines. A total of 525 attentive participants completed the online survey. The results of structural equation modeling (SEM) show that COVID-19 risk perception and trust in science both independently predict compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines, while the remaining variables in the model (political conservatism, religious orthodoxy, conspiracy ideation and intellectual curiosity) do so via the mediating role of trust in science. The described model exhibited an acceptable fit (χ 2 (1611) = 2485.84, p < .001, CFI = .91, RMSEA = .032, SRMR = .055). These findings thus provide empirical support for the proposed multivariate model and underline the importance of trust in science in explaining the different levels of compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines.

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Modeling compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines: the critical role of trust in science

Plohl

Musil

2020

Psychology, Health & Medicine

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“…Rutjens, Sutton, & van der Lee, 2018;Wilgus & Travis, 2019), religiousness/religious orthodoxy (e.g. Chan, 2018;Rutjens et al, 2018), conspiracy thinking (e.g. Lewandowsky, Gignac, & Oberauer, 2013;Rutjens & van der Lee, 2020) and, to some extent, education (e.g.…”

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Modeling compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines: The critical role of trust in science

Plohl¹,

Musil²

2020

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The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is one of the biggest health crises of our time. In response to this global problem, various institutions around the world had soon issued evidence-based prevention guidelines. However, these guidelines, which were designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 and contribute to public well-being, are deliberately disregarded or ignored by some individuals. In the present study, we aimed to develop and test a multivariate model that could help us identify individual characteristics that make a person more/less likely to comply with COVID-19 prevention guidelines. A total of 617 participants took part in the online survey and answered several questions related to socio-demographic variables, political conservatism, religious orthodoxy, conspiracy ideation, intellectual curiosity, trust in science, COVID-19 risk perception and compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines. The results of structural equation modeling (SEM) show that COVID-19 risk perception and trust in science both independently predict compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines, while the remaining variables in the model (political conservatism, religious orthodoxy, conspiracy ideation and intellectual curiosity) do so via the mediating role of trust in science. The described model exhibited an acceptable fit (χ2(1611) = 2485.84, p < .001, CFI = .91, RMSEA = .032, SMR = .055). These findings thus provide empirical support for the proposed multivariate model and underline the importance of trust in science in explaining the different levels of compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines.

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“…Scheufele, Corley, Shih, Dalrymple, and Ho (), who also studied European countries and the United States, found greater distrust of nanotechnology in countries with higher levels of religiosity. Using World Values Survey (WVS) data, Chan () found an overall but inconsistent link between religiosity and attitudes toward science across 52 countries. Overall, religiosity and trust in science were negatively associated.…”

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Diversification and internationalization in the sociological study of science and religion

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Are the religious suspicious of science? Investigating religiosity, religious context, and orientations towards science

Cited by 57 publications

References 51 publications

Modeling compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines: the critical role of trust in science

Modeling compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines: the critical role of trust in science

Modeling compliance with COVID-19 prevention guidelines: The critical role of trust in science

Diversification and internationalization in the sociological study of science and religion

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