In January 2020, infections with a novel coronavirus were confirmed in China. Two years
into the pandemic, countries continue to struggle with fifth and sixth waves, new virus …

Researchers, policy makers and science communicators have become increasingly been
interested in factors that affect public's trust in science. Recently, one such potentially …

This study examines public trust in government and public belief in its truthfulness in respect
of the measures it is taking to combat COVID‐19. Analysing global data from the …

Conspiracy beliefs are ubiquitous in the current COVID‐19 pandemic. This may be because
they directly affect own and others' health and economic outcomes due to detrimental effects …

The adoption of COVID-19 contact tracing apps (CTAs) has been proposed as an important
measure to contain the spread of COVID-19. Based on a cross-national dataset, this article …

In order to halt the spread of COVID-19 governments have engaged in policies that are both
economically costly and involve infringements of individual rights. In democratic countries …

Western publics show a sizable support for experts' involvement in political decision making,
that is, technocratic attitudes. This article analyzes two key aspects of these attitudes …

Previous studies have reported differences between men and women in the adoption of
preventive behaviors against infectious diseases. This study aims to examine gender …

Objectives Our study aimed to (1) assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and mental
well-being of healthy and diseased persons in the general population during the early stage …

Methods: Responses were collected through a structured, web-based questionnaire where
respondents self-reported their trust in various social agents and the extent to which they …