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.

In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 117, No. 36, 2020, p. 21851-21853.

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Harvard

Betsch, C, Korn, L, Sprengholz, P, Felgendreff, L, Eitze, S, Schmid, P & Böhm, R 2020, 'Social and behavioral consequences of mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic', Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, vol. 117, no. 36, pp. 21851-21853. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2011674117

APA

Betsch, C., Korn, L., Sprengholz, P., Felgendreff, L., Eitze, S., Schmid, P., & Böhm, R. (2020). Social and behavioral consequences of mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117(36), 21851-21853. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2011674117

Vancouver

Betsch C, Korn L, Sprengholz P, Felgendreff L, Eitze S, Schmid P et al. Social and behavioral consequences of mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2020;117(36):21851-21853. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2011674117

Author

Betsch, Cornelia ; Korn, Lars ; Sprengholz, Philipp ; Felgendreff, Lisa ; Eitze, Sarah ; Schmid, Philipp ; Böhm, Robert. / Social and behavioral consequences of mask policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2020 ; Vol. 117, No. 36. pp. 21851-21853.

Bibtex

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abstract = "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.",
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