Partisanship and Trust in Personal Doctors
Causes and Consequences
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6227103 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Neil A O’brian (0000-0003-2196-0011), Thomas Bradley Kent |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Publication date | 2025-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1234 • E-ISSN: 1469-2112 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0007123424000607 |
| OpenAlex | W4408173785 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 46 |
In the first decades of the twentieth century, the gap in age-adjusted mortality rates between people living in Republican and Democratic counties expanded; people in Democratic counties started living longer. This paper argues that political partisanship poses a direct problem for ameliorating these trends: trust and adherence in one’s personal doctor (including on non-COVID-19 related care) – once a non-partisan issue – now divides Democrats (more trustful) and Republicans (less trustful). We argue that this divide is largely a consequence of partisan conflict surrounding COVID-19 that spilled over and created a partisan cleavage in people’s trust in their own personal doctor. We then present experimental evidence that sharing a political background with your medical provider increases willingness to seek care. The doctor-patient relationship is essential for combating some of society’s most pressing problems; understanding how partisanship shapes this relationship is vital
Business · Internet privacy · Computer Science · Diversity and Career in Medicine · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |