Veiled to Express: Uncovering the Effect of Mask-Wearing on Voice Behavior in the Workplace

Veiled to Express: Uncovering the Effect of Mask-Wearing on Voice Behavior in the Workplace

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, mask-wearing has become a widespread phenomenon. Even after the pandemic, people continue to maintain the habit of wearing masks in their daily lives. While existing research has explored how mask-wearing can influence wearers' behavior in everyday life, its effe...

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Veröffentlicht in:Behavioral sciences 2024-04, Vol.14 (4), p.309
Hauptverfasser: Cui, Ziyan, Liu, Yangjie, Sun, Xiaoxiao, Shang, Zhe, Xu, Minya
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Behavior
China
COVID-19
Deviance
Disease transmission
Emotions
Employees
Epidemics
Everyday life
Fear & phobias
Hypotheses
mask
Mediation
Pandemics
Perceptions
Psychological safety
Public health
Self expression
Self image
Social anxiety
Social interaction
voice
Workplaces
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Zusammenfassung:Since the outbreak of COVID-19, mask-wearing has become a widespread phenomenon. Even after the pandemic, people continue to maintain the habit of wearing masks in their daily lives. While existing research has explored how mask-wearing can influence wearers' behavior in everyday life, its effects in the workplace have received less attention. Drawing on self-perception theory, this study examined the positive effect of mask-wearing in the workplace on wearers' voice behavior via psychological safety. An online experiment (N = 291) using a within-subject manipulation of wearing masks supported our hypotheses. This study uncovered the positive psychological and behavioral consequences of mask-wearing beyond its benefits in people's health conditions and everyday life.
ISSN:2076-328X
2076-328X
DOI:10.3390/bs14040309