TY - JOUR A1 - Marcinkowski, Frank A1 - de Haas, Hella A1 - Kohler, Sarah T1 - Flight or fight? - How the coronavirus pandemic has affected scientists’ willingness to engage with the public T2 - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications N2 - During the coronavirus pandemic, scientists who worked to overcome the outbreak received recognition, but also opposition and even hostility. This article examines how the experience of the pandemic has affected the willingness of scientists to engage with the public. Derived from a comprehensive survey of 4207 scientists at German universities and research institutions, animosity towards scientists during the pandemic has created a sense of insecurity that may cause them to withdraw from the public eye. Depending on the relative strength of two cognitive appraisals, the severity of the threat and the appropriateness of the retreat option, the likelihood of respondents engaging with the public varies significantly. KW - COVID-19-Pandemie KW - Wissenschaftskommunikation KW - Bedrohung KW - Wahrnehmung KW - Öffentlichkeit Y1 - 2025 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-hs-duesseldorf/frontdoor/index/index/docId/6044 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:due62-opus-60444 SN - 2662-9992 VL - 12 PB - Springer Nature ER -