Politicization of COVID-19 and Conspiratorial Beliefs Among Emergency & Public Health Officials

IF 0.7 4区管理学 Q4 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Pub Date : 2023-08-10 DOI:10.1515/jhsem-2021-0072

S. DeYoung, A. Farmer

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Abstract

Abstract In this research, we identified how political beliefs impact emergency manager’s perception of COVID-19 severity and risk. Specifically, we gathered data from people with a broad range of roles in emergency management including healthcare, mitigation, response, fire, rescue, and other areas. We asked respondents their beliefs about the severity of COVID-19, their belief in health conspiracy theories, and the public health measures associated with COVID-19 response. Quantitative results showed political affiliation was a predictor for belief in health conspiracies, as well as beliefs about social distancing as a proper mitigation measure for the spread of COVID-19, and that age and years in emergency management were not significant predictors for beliefs in health conspiracies. Qualitative results included several main themes, including frustration about the politicization of COVID-19 response and mitigation efforts, challenges in PPE (personal protective equipment) procurement, tension between public health and emergency management, misinformation about COVID-19, and lack of leadership at the federal level. These findings fill a gap in the literature regarding how political beliefs shape risk, trust, decision-making, and collaboration within emergency management.

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COVID-19的政治化和应急与公共卫生官员的阴谋论信仰

在本研究中，我们确定了政治信仰如何影响应急管理人员对COVID-19严重程度和风险的看法。具体来说，我们收集了在紧急情况管理中扮演广泛角色的人员的数据，包括医疗保健、缓解、响应、消防、救援和其他领域。我们询问了受访者对COVID-19严重程度的看法，他们对健康阴谋论的信仰，以及与COVID-19应对相关的公共卫生措施。定量结果显示，政治派别是对健康阴谋的信念的预测因素，也是对社会距离作为COVID-19传播的适当缓解措施的信念的预测因素，而应急管理中的年龄和年龄不是对健康阴谋信念的重要预测因素。定性结果包括几个主要主题，包括对COVID-19应对和缓解工作政治化的失望、个人防护装备(PPE)采购方面的挑战、公共卫生和应急管理之间的紧张关系、关于COVID-19的错误信息以及联邦一级缺乏领导。这些发现填补了关于政治信仰如何在应急管理中塑造风险、信任、决策和合作的文献空白。

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Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION-

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8.80

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12.50%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management publishes original, innovative, and timely articles describing research or practice in the fields of homeland security and emergency management. JHSEM publishes not only peer-reviewed articles, but also news and communiqués from researchers and practitioners, and book/media reviews. Content comes from a broad array of authors representing many professions, including emergency management, engineering, political science and policy, decision science, and health and medicine, as well as from emergency management and homeland security practitioners.