The COVID‐19 pandemic has divided societies, especially regarding vaccine mandates. While research suggests that political ideology plays a crucial role in whether people support or oppose COVID‐19 countermeasures, the relationship between these attitudes and political ideology remains unclear, with varying results across different countries. The present research focuses on right‐wing authoritarianism (RWA) in Germany, examining its role as a predictor. Prior studies highlight that, conservatives and right‐wing authoritarians, particularly in the USA, tend to hold more negative attitudes toward COVID‐19 countermeasures despite RWA's usual association with unwavering support for state authorities. Therefore, the present survey study (N = 1063) investigated whether trust in politics and science moderates this relationship. Contrary to expectations, the findings revealed that RWA consistently predicted support for vaccine mandates independent of trust levels. Results are discussed about the specifics of the German case and more general relationships between political ideology and the support of state authorities.

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信任问题？分析德国对 COVID-19 对策的态度与右翼意识形态之间的关系


COVID-19 大流行导致社会分裂，尤其是在疫苗强制要求方面。尽管研究表明政治意识形态在人们支持还是反对 COVID-19 对策方面发挥着至关重要的作用，但这些态度与政治意识形态之间的关系仍不清楚，不同国家的结果也不同。目前的研究重点是德国的右翼威权主义（RWA），检验其作为预测因素的作用。先前的研究强调，尽管 RWA 通常与对国家当局的坚定支持联系在一起，但保守派和右翼威权主义者，尤其是美国的保守派和右翼威权主义者，往往对 COVID-19 对策持更为消极的态度。因此，本调查研究（N = 1063）调查了对政治和科学的信任是否调节了这种关系。与预期相反，研究结果显示，RWA 一致预测对疫苗授权的支持与信任水平无关。结果讨论了德国案例的具体情况以及政治意识形态与国家当局支持之间更一般的关系。