@article{51586,
  author = {Qian He and Ziye Zhang and Yu Xie},
  title = {The Impact of COVID-19 on Americans{\textquoteright} Attitudes toward China: Does Local Incidence Rate Matter?},
  abstract = {<p>Linking local COVID-19 and population statistics to a U.S.-based survey we recently conducted, we examine the spatial variation in the impact of COVID-19 on Americans{\textquoteright} attitudes toward China. The research strategy capitalizes on differential local COVID-19 incidence rates as varying dosages of COVID-19 impact across local contexts in the United States. Our results reveal negative yet heterogeneous effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on Americans{\textquoteright} attitudes toward China. We find that greater local exposure to COVID-19 is associated with a lower level of trust in Chinese and a less favorable attitude toward China. These findings lend consistent support to behavioral immune system theory by bridging the literature on contextual variations in public attitudes, with broader implications for U.S.-China relations.</p>
},
  year = {2022},
  journal = {Social Psychology Quarterly},
  volume = {85},
  pages = {84-107},
  month = {03/2022},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/01902725211072773},
}