ArticleSocial science & medicine (1982)2023
Social implications of Covid-19: Its impact on general trust, political trust, and trust in physicians in China.
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- Public distrust in physicians and healthcare utilization: a nationwide study in China.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Understanding crisis dynamics during public health emergencies: an integrated framework of social consequences, trust, and behavioral responses.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- On the Association of Community Belonging With Over Time Changes in Self-Rated Health and Mental Health Since the COVID-19 Pandemic.The International journal of health planning and management · 2026Article
- Nesting of groups: Links among personal magnetism, community trust, inequality perception and depression.PloS one · 2025Article
- COVID-AMD database for coronavirus-infected animal models with comparative analysis tools.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Predictors of health preventive behavior among university students in the post-COVID-19 era in Wuhan via TikTok journeying.Heliyon · 2024Article
- Social and political trust diverge during a crisis.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Adaptive Coping Strategies at the Time of COVID-19: The Role of Social and General Trust.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Spillover effects of violent attacks and COVID-19 exposure on mental health of health professionals: A two-phase quasi-natural experiments study in Northwest China.Global mental health (Cambridge, England) · 2023Article
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Abstract
Motivated by current debates over the relationship between epidemic and trust, this paper estimates the short-term effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on general trust, political trust, and trust in physicians in China. Using an individual-level national longitude dataset, results from the Difference-in-Difference estimation show that greater exposure to Covid-19 risks significantly decreased general and political trust among the Chinese population, except for the younger generation (age 8-22). Higher exposure to Covid-19 in malleable ages of trust formation (age 8-22) may worsen individuals' general trust but improve their trust in local officials and physicians. Results from heterogeneity tests reveal that Covid-19 exacerbated general trust among the vulnerable groups, whereas their political trust was stable.
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