A practical test of the link between perceived identifiability and prosociality with two field studies.
Journal
Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
31 07 2022
31 07 2022
Historique:
received:
31
01
2022
accepted:
22
07
2022
entrez:
31
7
2022
pubmed:
1
8
2022
medline:
3
8
2022
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Covering the face with masks in public settings has been recommended since the start of the pandemic. Because faces provide information about identity, and that face masks hide a portion of the face, it is plausible to expect individuals who wear a mask to consider themselves less identifiable. Prior research suggests that perceived identifiability is positively related to prosocial behavior, and with two pre-registered field studies (total N = 5706) we provide a currently relevant and practical test of this relation. Our findings indicate that mask wearers and non-wearers display equivalent levels of helping behavior (Studies 1 and 2), although mask wearers have a lower level of perceived identifiability than those without a mask (Study 2). Overall, our findings suggest that claims that face masks are related to selfish behavior are not warranted, and that there is no practical link between perceived identifiability and prosocial behavior.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35909195
doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-17248-2
pii: 10.1038/s41598-022-17248-2
pmc: PMC9339540
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
13149Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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