Walking the party line: The growing role of political ideology in shaping health behavior in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the extent to which political ideology affects COVID-19 preventive behaviors and related beliefs and attitudes in the U.S.

Methods

Two surveys, one using a convenience sample and another using a nationally representative sample, were conducted in September and November 2020, respectively. Multiple regressions compared political ideology with identified COVID-19 risk factors and demographics as well as knowledge measures. Surveys were followed by a review of the emerging COVID-19 behavioral literature (completed in January 2021) to assess the frequency of ideological effects in publicly reported data.

Results

In the survey data, political ideology was a significant predictor for all dependent variables in both surveys, and the strongest predictor fo

SUBMITTER: Geana MV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8566901 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature