Prime and Effect: Priming Caregiving During the Pandemic and Support for Social Welfare Policies

• In Event: Gendered Political Leadership and Responsiveness in Crisis

Brief Overview

We use a pre-registered experimental design fielded with YouGov panelists to test if making caregiving salient in the context of the pandemic increases support for policies that provide more resources for and recognition of caregiving.

Authors

• Ivy A.M. Cargile, California State University-Bakersfield

• Jill S. Greenlee, Brandeis University

• Jieun Lee, University of California-Riverside

• Jennifer L. Merolla, University of California-Riverside

• Rachel VanSickle-Ward, Pitzer College