The effect of institutional trust on the relationship between social media as an information resource and policy non-compliance: Dutch survey evidence from the Covid-19 pandemic
By: Rianne Dekker, Godfried Engbersen, Snel, Erik and Boom, Jan de
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BookPublisher: International Review of Administrative Sciences Description: 91(2), Jun, 2025: p.259-274.Subject(s): Social media, Institutional truest, policy compliance, Covid-19, Infodemic, Vaccination internet
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International Review of Administrative SciencesSummary: The abundance of information on social media, partly conflicting with government information, might negatively affect citizens’ compliance with policies. Based on Dutch representative survey data from the COVID-19 pandemic, we find that citizens who ranked social media as a more important information resource were generally less compliant with COVID-19 measures and less willing to get vaccinated. A higher ranking of social media is more strongly associated with non-compliance among citizens with lower levels of institutional trust. Based on these findings, we suggest that efforts to encourage compliance should focus not only on countering misinformation, but also on enhancing institutional trust.- Reproduced
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00208523241306410
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The abundance of information on social media, partly conflicting with government information, might negatively affect citizens’ compliance with policies. Based on Dutch representative survey data from the COVID-19 pandemic, we find that citizens who ranked social media as a more important information resource were generally less compliant with COVID-19 measures and less willing to get vaccinated. A higher ranking of social media is more strongly associated with non-compliance among citizens with lower levels of institutional trust. Based on these findings, we suggest that efforts to encourage compliance should focus not only on countering misinformation, but also on enhancing institutional trust.- Reproduced
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00208523241306410
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