The aim of this study is to examine whether the relation-ship between populist orientation and attitudes towards the anti-COVID vaccine and government measures ismediated by conspiracy beliefs and health risk percep-tions, and whether these relationships are moderated bytrust in institutions. Data were collected in Italy using aquestionnaire (N=390). The results largely supported our hypotheses of moderated mediation. Basically, while pre-vious studies suggest that populist attitudes are positivelyassociated with conspiracy theories, vaccine hesitancy and limited compliance with government measures, this studyshows that these relationships are stronger when people donot trust institutions.
The relationship between populism and attitudes on vaccine against COVID-19: trust in institutions as a moderation factor / Kosic, Ankica; Kana Kenfack, Corine Stella. - In: ANALYSES OF SOCIAL ISSUES AND PUBLIC POLICY. - ISSN 1529-7489. - (2024), pp. 1-20. [10.1111/asap.12378]
The relationship between populism and attitudes on vaccine against COVID-19: trust in institutions as a moderation factor
Ankica Kosic
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;Corine Stella Kana KenfackWriting – Review & Editing
2024
Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine whether the relation-ship between populist orientation and attitudes towards the anti-COVID vaccine and government measures ismediated by conspiracy beliefs and health risk percep-tions, and whether these relationships are moderated bytrust in institutions. Data were collected in Italy using aquestionnaire (N=390). The results largely supported our hypotheses of moderated mediation. Basically, while pre-vious studies suggest that populist attitudes are positivelyassociated with conspiracy theories, vaccine hesitancy and limited compliance with government measures, this studyshows that these relationships are stronger when people donot trust institutions.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
