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Determinants of Attitudes Toward the Scientific Community: Confidence in the Press as a Mediator of Political Party Affiliation (2021)

Bryan E. Denham (Author)

Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society
Volume: 41
Issue: 2-3
Pages: 72-82

DOI: 10.1177/02704676211019290

URI: https://doi.org/10.1177/02704676211019290

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Mass media Public opinion Technoscience; science and technology studies Science and politics Press Science and society General Social Survey Political parties

Drawing on 10 sets of data gathered in the General Social Survey between 2000 and 2018, this study examined whether confidence in the press mediated political party affiliation as a determinant of attitudes toward the scientific community. The study observed full mediation effects in three of five instances in which Republicans occupied the White House, with partial or no mediation observed at other points. Overall findings showed that males, White respondents, and those who had completed more years of school, as well as Democrats and those who indicated higher levels of confidence in the press, tended to report greater levels of confidence in the scientific community. The study discusses quantitative results in light of increased partisanship and derisive attacks on news media.

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