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John R. Kerr
Researcher at University of Cambridge
Publications - 29
Citations - 2528
John R. Kerr is an academic researcher from University of Cambridge. The author has contributed to research in topics: Risk perception & Politics. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 23 publications receiving 890 citations. Previous affiliations of John R. Kerr include University of Otago & Victoria University of Wellington.
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Risk perceptions of COVID-19 around the world
Sarah Dryhurst,Claudia R. Schneider,John R. Kerr,Alexandra L. J. Freeman,Gabriel Recchia,Anne Marthe van der Bles,David Spiegelhalter,Sander van der Linden +7 more
TL;DR: It is found that although levels of concern are relatively high, they are highest in the UK compared to all other sampled countries, and risk perception correlated significantly with reported adoption of preventative health behaviors in all ten countries.
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Susceptibility to misinformation about COVID-19 around the world
Jon Roozenbeek,Claudia R. Schneider,Sarah Dryhurst,John R. Kerr,Alexandra L. J. Freeman,Gabriel Recchia,Anne Marthe van der Bles,Anne Marthe van der Bles,Sander van der Linden +8 more
TL;DR: A clear link between susceptibility to misinformation and both vaccine hesitancy and a reduced likelihood to comply with health guidance measures is demonstrated, and interventions which aim to improve critical thinking and trust in science may be a promising avenue for future research.
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Political polarization on COVID-19 pandemic response in the United States
TL;DR: It is found that liberals (compared to conservatives) perceive higher risk, place less trust in politicians to handle the pandemic, are more trusting of medical experts such as the WHO, and are more critical of the government response.
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COVID-19 risk perception: a longitudinal analysis of its predictors and associations with health protective behaviours in the United Kingdom
Claudia R. Schneider,Sarah Dryhurst,John R. Kerr,Alexandra L. J. Freeman,Gabriel Recchia,David Spiegelhalter,Sander van der Linden +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present results from five cross-sectional surveys on public risk perception of COVID-19 and its association with health protective behaviours in the UK over a 10-month period.
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Effect of Information about COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Side Effects on Behavioural Intentions: Two Online Experiments
TL;DR: This article investigated the effects of providing transparent communication including uncertainty about vaccination effectiveness on decision-making, and found no main effect of messages on intentions to receive a vaccine and neither did they increase intentions to engage in protective behaviours post-vaccination.