Influence of Public Engagement with Science on Scientific Information Literacy During the COVID‑19 Pandemic

• DOI: 10.1007/s11191-021-00261-8
• Publication Date: 2021-08-30T01:03:20Z
• Authors: Chao Gu; Yi Feng
• Keywords: Pandemic; Scientific Literacy; 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak; Public Engagement

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are fighting not only novel coronavirus, but also "infodemic" induced by pandemic. Therefore, it is urgent to explore approaches for enhancing individual immunity against science-related misinformation. We conducted a cross-sectional study examine relationship between public engagement with science (PES) and scientific information literacy (SIL) during pandemic from college students (