The partisan pandemic: Applying the reasoned action approach to understand the effects of politicizing a public health crisis
Shay Xuejing Yao,
Dustin Carnahan,
Nancy Rhodes
Abstract:It is well‐established that news outlets cater to audiences with particular political leanings and present news about important events, such as disease outbreaks, differently. However, the mechanisms through which selected media exposure influences behavior are not well established. Two surveys examined the roles of attitudes and social norms as pathways through which political predispositions (political ideology, partisanship) and news media choices influence health behavior decisions. Using early Covid‐19 as… Show more
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