Risk preferences and risk perception affect the acceptance of digital contact tracing

Abstract Digital contact-tracing applications (DCTAs) can help control the spread of epidemics, such as the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. But people in Western societies fail to install DCTAs. Understanding the low use rate is key for policy makers who support DCTAs as a way to avoid harsh nati...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Albrecht, Jana B. Jarecki, Dominik S. Meier, Jörg Rieskamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Nature 2021-08-01
Series:Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-021-00856-0