Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
The goal of this experiment is to examine the impact of policy rationale on public support for prison nutrition standards. The main question this experiment aims to answer is: Does the rationale provided for a policy to improve prison nutrition standards impact public support for such a policy? Additionally, this experiment aims to answer: To what extent are participant demographic characteristics correlated with public support for prison nutrition standards?
Detailed description
This study aims to examine the impact of policy rationale on public support for prison nutrition standards. In an online survey, participants will be asked to imagine a new U.S. policy which would require prisons to serve meals that meet the government definition of healthy. Participants will then be randomly assigned to view 1 of 3 different rationales for the new policy, or be assigned to a control arm where no rationale is given. All participants will answer a question about support for the policy.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPublic safety rationale
Rationale provided for policy is to increase community safety.
BEHAVIORALRight-to-health rationale
Rationale provided for policy is to support humans' right to healthy food.
BEHAVIORALCost-saving rationale
Rationale provided for policy is to save the government money.
BEHAVIORALNo rationale (Control)
In this arm, no rationale is provided for the policy.
Sponsors
Stanford University
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* At least 18 years of age * Report residing in the US * Can read and speak English * Have internet access to complete the online survey
Exclusion criteria
* Under 18 years of age * Residing outside the US
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Policy Support | Assessed one-time via online survey immediately after participant views each policy rationale (exposure to study stimuli). Overall survey will take approximately 15 minutes. | Policy support will be measured with an item that reads Would you… with response options on a 5-point scale ranging from Strongly oppose this law coded as 1, to Strongly support this law, coded as 5. Higher scores indicate stronger policy support. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed