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Beyond fear of backlash: Effects of messages about structural drivers of COVID-19 disparities among large samples of Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White Americans

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  • Lewis, Neil A.
  • Porticella, Norman
  • Liu, Jiawei
  • Taylor, Teairah
  • Michener, Jamila
  • Barry, Colleen L.
  • Nagler, Rebekah H.
  • Gollust, Sarah
  • Moore, Steven T.
  • Fowler, Erika Franklin
  • Niederdeppe, Jeff

Abstract

Although U.S. health disparities are well-documented, the very communities that bear the brunt of those disparities are, ironically, underrepresented in scientific efforts to understand and address them. In two experiments (total N = 9523), we explored the consequences of omitting those perspectives for efforts to understand and address disparities in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  • Lewis, Neil A. & Porticella, Norman & Liu, Jiawei & Taylor, Teairah & Michener, Jamila & Barry, Colleen L. & Nagler, Rebekah H. & Gollust, Sarah & Moore, Steven T. & Fowler, Erika Franklin & Niederdep, 2025. "Beyond fear of backlash: Effects of messages about structural drivers of COVID-19 disparities among large samples of Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White Americans," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 377(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:377:y:2025:i:c:s0277953625004265
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118096
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