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

Ziyan Cui, Yangjie Liu, Xiaoxiao Sun, Zhe Shang, Minya Xu

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ziyan CuiSchool of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9009-9782

Yangjie LiuSchool of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.

Xiaoxiao SunSchool of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.

Zhe ShangSchool of Government, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4755-9763

Minya XuGuanghua School of Management, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.

Beijing Normal University · CNPeking University · CNTsinghua University · CN

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2019NTSS37National Nature Science Foundation of China 72274021

6 · The paper itself

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 positive psychological and behavioral consequences of mask-wearing beyond its benefits in people's health conditions and everyday life.

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maskpsychological safetyvoice

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PMID38667105

DOI10.3390/bs14040309

PMCPMC11047678

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