Cui, Z.; Liu, Y.; Sun, X.; Shang, Z.; Xu, M. Veiled to Express: Uncovering the Effect of Mask-Wearing on Voice Behavior in the Workplace. Behav. Sci.2024, 14, 309.
Cui, Z.; Liu, Y.; Sun, X.; Shang, Z.; Xu, M. Veiled to Express: Uncovering the Effect of Mask-Wearing on Voice Behavior in the Workplace. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 309.
Cui, Z.; Liu, Y.; Sun, X.; Shang, Z.; Xu, M. Veiled to Express: Uncovering the Effect of Mask-Wearing on Voice Behavior in the Workplace. Behav. Sci.2024, 14, 309.
Cui, Z.; Liu, Y.; Sun, X.; Shang, Z.; Xu, M. Veiled to Express: Uncovering the Effect of Mask-Wearing on Voice Behavior in the Workplace. Behav. Sci. 2024, 14, 309.
Abstract
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 psychological and behavioral consequences of mask-wearing beyond its benefits in people’s health conditions and everyday life.
Keywords
mask; voice; psychological safety
Subject
Social Sciences, Behavior Sciences
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