COVID-19 and government trust: A spiral of silence analysis in South America

IF 1.3 3区文学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

International Communication Gazette Pub Date : 2023-05-15 DOI:10.1177/17480485231174424

S. Croucher, Anthony Spencer, Sandra Bustamante, Thao Nguyen, Oscar Gomez

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered prejudices, systemic inequities and critical feelings about governmental institutions around the globe. Since the start of the pandemic, the 12 nations that make up South America have had more than 67 million cases and 1.3 million fatalities. Public trust in and willingness to speak out about government responses to COVID-19 in each nation have differed vastly. Using spiral of silence, this study (n = 1248) explored support for governmental COVID-19 response and willingness to speak out about that response in four South American nations: Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru. Results revealed Chileans are more likely to speak out on government response to COVID-19 than other South American participants. In addition, climate of opinion and support for government response positively predict willingness to speak. These results further our international and cross-cultural understanding of spiral of silence.

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新冠肺炎与政府信任：南美洲沉默的螺旋分析

2019冠状病毒病大流行暴露了全球各地的偏见、系统性不平等和对政府机构的批评情绪。自大流行开始以来，构成南美洲的12个国家已经有超过6700万例病例，130万人死亡。各国公众对政府应对新冠肺炎的信任程度和公开表态的意愿存在很大差异。本研究(n = 1248)采用沉默螺旋法，探讨了阿根廷、巴西、智利和秘鲁四个南美国家对政府COVID-19应对措施的支持以及公开谈论这种应对措施的意愿。结果显示，智利人比其他南美参与者更有可能对政府应对COVID-19发表意见。此外，舆论氛围和对政府回应的支持正预测发言意愿。这些结果进一步加深了我们对沉默螺旋的国际和跨文化理解。

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International Communication Gazette COMMUNICATION-

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4.40

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5.30%

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期刊介绍： International Communication Gazette is a major international, peer-reviewed journal. It aims to contribute to a fuller knowledge and understanding of: -the structures and processes of international communication -the regulatory regimes in the field of international communication -the interaction between international and national flows of communication -the complexities of intercultural communication across national borders The International Communication Gazette seeks contributions that are international comparative in scope. The journal aims, wherever possible, to publish work by authors with an international reputation and contributions that are of interest to international audiences. The journal: -invites contributions that focus on international issues in the field of communication studies -seeks contributions comparing two or more countries or regions and only accept contributions on national issues in case the global significance of such issues is paramount -draws on high quality work from the international community of communication researchers -encourages innovative approaches to theoretical and methodological developments in the communications field -ensures that articles are written in transparent terminology and lucid style to render them accessible across the borders of specific disciplines