Narratives of Contagion and Reassurance: Plot Competition, Trust, and COVID-19 Policy Support

• In Event: Narratives of Crisis and Disaster

Brief Overview

This study uses a survey experiment (N≈3,000) to test how competing narrative plots about the Omicron variant, combined with ideology and institutional trust, shape risk perceptions and support for school safety policies.

Author

• Creed C. Tumlison, California State University, Bakersfield