Social and behavioral consequences of mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Social and behavioral consequences of mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Betsch, Cornelia; Korn, Lars; Sprengholz, Philipp; Felgendreff, Lisa; Eitze, Sarah; Schmid, Philipp; Böhm, Robert.
I: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Bind 117, Nr. 36, 2020, s. 21851-21853.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Social and behavioral consequences of mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic
AU - Betsch, Cornelia
AU - Korn, Lars
AU - Sprengholz, Philipp
AU - Felgendreff, Lisa
AU - Eitze, Sarah
AU - Schmid, Philipp
AU - Böhm, Robert
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Mandatory and voluntary mask policies may have yet unknown social and behavioral consequences related to the effectiveness of the measure, stigmatization, and perceived fairness. Serial cross-sectional data (April 14 to May 26, 2020) from nearly 7,000 German participants demonstrate that implementing a mandatory policy increased actual compliance despite moderate acceptance; mask wearing correlated positively with other protective behaviors. A preregistered experiment (n = 925) further indicates that a voluntary policy would likely lead to insufficient compliance, would be perceived as less fair, and could intensify stigmatization. A mandatory policy appears to be an effective, fair, and socially responsible solution to curb transmissions of airborne viruses.
AB - Mandatory and voluntary mask policies may have yet unknown social and behavioral consequences related to the effectiveness of the measure, stigmatization, and perceived fairness. Serial cross-sectional data (April 14 to May 26, 2020) from nearly 7,000 German participants demonstrate that implementing a mandatory policy increased actual compliance despite moderate acceptance; mask wearing correlated positively with other protective behaviors. A preregistered experiment (n = 925) further indicates that a voluntary policy would likely lead to insufficient compliance, would be perceived as less fair, and could intensify stigmatization. A mandatory policy appears to be an effective, fair, and socially responsible solution to curb transmissions of airborne viruses.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - COVID-19
KW - policy
KW - face masks
KW - pandemic
U2 - 10.1073/pnas.2011674117
DO - 10.1073/pnas.2011674117
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 32820078
VL - 117
SP - 21851
EP - 21853
JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
SN - 0027-8424
IS - 36
ER -
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