@article{5d6f668659c24c6eb41ec4e2446472fd,
title = "The ideological divide in confidence in science and participation in medical research",
abstract = "In the United States, the wide ideological divergence in public confidence in science poses a potentially significant problem for the scientific enterprise. We examine the behavioral consequences of this ideological divide for Americans{\textquoteright} contributions to medical research. Based on a mass survey of American adults, we find that engagement in a wide range of medical research activities is a function of a latent propensity to participate. The propensity is systematically higher among liberals than among conservatives. A substantial part of this ideological divide is due to conservative Americans{\textquoteright} lower confidence in science. These findings raise important issues for the recruitment of subjects for medical studies and the generalizability of results from such studies.",
author = "Matthew Gabel and Jonathan Gooblar and Roe, {Catherine M.} and Morris, {John C.}",
note = "Funding Information: We thank David Kaufman, Ph.D. and his related survey funded by NIH/NHGRI, U01HG005217, Steven Smith and Betsy Sinclair for assistance with the survey design and Guillermo Rosas and Chris Lucas for advice on methodological issues. This study was supported by a Washington University Research Strategic Alliance Grant and by grants P50 AG005681, P01 AG03991, and PO1 AG026276 from the National Institute of Aging. The funding sources had no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, or interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to the submit the manuscript for publication. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, The Author(s).",
year = "2021",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1038/s41598-021-82516-6",
language = "English",
volume = "11",
journal = "Scientific reports",
issn = "2045-2322",
number = "1",
}