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Communicating Scientific Uncertainty About the COVID-19 Pandemic: Online Experimental Study of an Uncertainty-Normalizing Strategy


Han, Scharnetzki, Lary, Waterston); University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine (
Scherer); University of Utah (
Fagerlin); Oregon Health and Science University (
Dieckmann)
.a strategy aimed at normalizing uncertainty as an expected state of affairs was effective in reducing at least some aversive psychological responses to the communication of uncertainty, whereas widely used alternative strategies aimed at promoting hope and prosocial values had no such effect.
Expert guidelines on crisis communication stress the importance of acknowledging uncertainty - a defining feature of public health crises such as COVID-19 - in order to foster public accountability and trust. However, the communication of scientific uncertainty has the potential to promote negative cognitive, emotional, and behavioural responses, such as heightened risk perceptions, emotional distress, and decision avoidance. This study evaluates whether a communication strategy emphasising that ....

United States , Salt Lake City , Paul Kj Han , Alistair Thorpe , Leob Waterston , Christine Lary , Elizabeth Scharnetzki , Aaronm Scherer , Angela Fagerlin , Nathanf Dieckmann , Maine Medical Center Research Institute Han , Salt Lake City Va Center , University Of Utah Thorpe , Science University Dieckmann , Oregon Health , Medical Center Research Institute , Iowa Carver College , Informatics Decision Enhancement , Science University , Hiv Aids , United Nations , ஒன்றுபட்டது மாநிலங்களில் , உப்பு ஏரி நகரம் , பால் க்ஜ் ஹான் , அலிஸ்டர் தோர்ப் , ஓரிகந் ஆரோக்கியம் ,