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A Matter of Trust: How Political and Social Trust relate to the Acceptance of Covid-19 Policies in Germany
Harvard Dataverse (Africa Rice Center, Bioversity International, CCAFS, CIAT, IFPRI, IRRI and WorldFish)
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A Matter of Trust: How Political and Social Trust relate to the Acceptance of Covid-19 Policies in Germany
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https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/W5CESW
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Jäckle, Sebastian
Trüdinger, Eva-Maria Hildebrandt, Achim Wagschal, Uwe |
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Harvard Dataverse
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| Description |
This dataset allows to replicate the analyses from the article "A Matter of Trust: How Political and Social Trust relate to the Acceptance of Covid-19 Policies in Germany". In a multi-level regression analysis based on two waves of survey data collected in May and November 2020, we find that trust relates to the acceptance of anti-pandemic measures. Political trust, i.e. trust in political actors and institutions has a positive effect on acceptance. Social trust, meaning the trust in other citizens is found to reduce acceptance of measures like contact restrictions. In addition, ideological positions influence the effects of both trust variables. The impact of political trust on acceptance increases with increasingly liberal positions in both survey waves, since individuals with these positions might generally be more wary of state interference. We also found an interaction between social trust and ideology during the second wave: the further respondents are on the political right, the more the negative effect of social trust on acceptance is enhanced, as these individuals might favour individualism and self-reliance in general. |
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Social Sciences
trust Covid-19 anti-pandemic policies |
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Jäckle, Sebastian
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