Trust in science (assessed with items of the Special Eurobarometer 516)
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Participants watch a video critical of science and read both positive and critical comments. The video will have a length of approx. 4 minutes and the reactions will always show both 4 positi
Sponsors
Medizinische Universität Wien
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Sufficient German language skills
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: not sufficient German language skills
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Trust in scientists (assessed with the "Views of scientists scale" of the Special Eurobarometer 516); one measurement; duration of the survey for the primary outcome "trust in scientists": approx. 2 minutes; duration for the entire survey per respondent: 20-25 minutes | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Attitudes towards scientific research (assessed with Attitudes towards science scale of the Special Eurobarometer 516), support for scientific research (assessed with adapted item for assessing science support), interest in scientific research (assessed with item based on Q2 of the Special Eurobarometer 516), belief in science (assessed with item based on Q6 of the Special Eurobarometer 516), conspiracy mentality (assessed with the conspiracy mentality scale), evaluation of the video (assessed with self-formulated questions); all are one-time measurements; duration of the survey for the secondary endpoints: approx. 15 minutes; duration of the entire survey per subject: 20-25 minutes | — |
Countries
Austria
Contacts
Public ContactBenedikt Till
Medizinische Universität Wien
Outcome results
None listed