Journal article
Uncovering the links between internet usage, trust in science, and vaccination based on the cross-national online survey-2 wave 5 panel
Medijske studije, v 15(30), pp 72-88
18 Feb 2025
Abstract
Previous research to some extent evidenced the links between trust in science and vaccination, but the links between trust in science, vaccination, and Internet usage, have not been explored in depth yet. The purpose of this study was to examine the links between Internet usage, trust in science, and vaccination, based on data derived from the CROss-National Online Survey-2 (CRONOS-2) Wave 5 panel fielded in 11 European countries. The findings revealed males’ significantly higher general trust in science in comparison to females, but no significant gender differences were observed in Internet usage or trust in different disciplines or statements made by scientists. Next, vaccinated individuals demonstrated significantly higher general trust in science, higher trust in scientific disciplines, and significantly higher trust in statements made by scientists than not-vaccinated individuals. Furthermore, this study revealed some weak but statistically significant positive correlations between Internet usage and general trust in science, trust in scientific disciplines, and trust in statements made by scientists, and a negative link between Internet usage and age. General trust in science, trust in scientific disciplines, and trust in statements made by scientists’ subscales were significantly positively intercorrelated. SEM analysis revealed that Internet usage itself does not have a significant effect on vaccination, but Internet usage has a significant positive effect on trust in science, and trust in science has a significant positive effect on vaccination.
Prethodna su istraživanja donekle potvrdila povezanost između povjerenja u znanost i cijepljenja, no povezanost povjerenja u znanost, cijepljenja i korištenja interneta još nije detaljno istražena. Cilj je ove studije bio ispitati upravo te veze, veze između korištenja interneta, povjerenja u znanost i cijepljenja, na temelju podataka dobivenih u istraživanju CROss-National Online Survey 2 (CRONOS-2) Wave 5, provedenom u 11 europskih zemalja. Rezultati su otkrili da muškarci imaju znatno veće opće povjerenje u znanost u usporedbi sa ženama, ali nisu uočene značajne rodne razlike u korištenju interneta niti u povjerenju prema različitim disciplinama ili izjavama znanstvenika. Nadalje, cijepljene osobe pokazale su znatno veće opće povjerenje u znanost, veće povjerenje u znanstvene discipline te znatno veće povjerenje u izjave znanstvenika nego necijepljene osobe. Ova studija također je otkrila slabe, ali statistički značajne pozitivne korelacije između korištenja interneta i općeg povjerenja u znanost, povjerenja u znanstvene discipline te povjerenja u izjave znanstvenika, kao i negativnu povezanost između korištenja interneta i dobi. Podskale općeg povjerenja u znanost, povjerenja u znanstvene discipline i povjerenja u izjave znanstvenika bile su značajno pozitivno međusobno povezane. Modeliranje strukturnim jednadžbama pokazalo je da samo korištenje interneta nema značajan učinak na cijepljenje, ali korištenje interneta ima značajan pozitivan učinak na povjerenje u znanost, a povjerenje u znanost ima značajan pozitivan učinak na cijepljenje.
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- Title
- Uncovering the links between internet usage, trust in science, and vaccination based on the cross-national online survey-2 wave 5 panel
- Creators
- Gintarė Gulevičiūtė - Mykolas Romeris UniversityAelita Skaržauskienė - Mykolas Romeris UniversityMonika Mačiulienė - Mykolas Romeris UniversityAsta Zelenkauskaitė - Mykolas Romeris UniversityAistė Diržytė - Mykolas Romeris University
- Publication Details
- Medijske studije, v 15(30), pp 72-88
- Publisher
- SVEUCILISTE & ZAGREBU, FAK POLITICKIH ZNANOSTI; ZAGREB
- Number of pages
- 17
- Grant note
- CHIST-ERA grant: CHIST-ERA-21-OSNEM-004 Research Council of Lithuania: S-CHIST-ERA-22-1
This work was supported by the CHIST-ERA grant CHIST-ERA-21-OSNEM-004, by Research Council of Lithuania (Grant No. S-CHIST-ERA-22-1) .
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Communication
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001470406800005
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-86000757219
- Other Identifier
- 991022032071004721
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