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FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Volume 14, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1084941
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self-perceived attractiveness; mask-wearing intention; belief; job interview; impression motivation
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With the emergence of the post-COVID era, wearing face masks has become a personal choice. This article examines the role of self-perceived facial attractiveness in predicting mask-wearing intention and its mechanism. The findings suggest that individuals with higher self-perceived attractiveness are less willing to wear a mask due to a weaker belief in the enhancement of their attractiveness through mask-wearing. Additionally, the study reveals that this relationship is stronger in situations where the need to make a favorable impression is high.
With the emerging post-COVID era, wearing face masks has become a domain of personal choice. Then, who wants to continue wearing a mask when it is no longer mandatory? In this article, we expect and examine the role of self-perceived facial attractiveness in predicting mask-wearing intention and its mechanism across three studies (total N = 1,030). Studies 1 and 2 demonstrated that individuals with high (vs. low) self-perceived attractiveness were less willing to wear a mask, due to a weaker endorsement of the belief that mask-wearing enhances their perceived attractiveness (i.e., mask attractiveness belief). Study 3 further revealed that this mediational association was stronger in situations where the need to deliver a favorable impression was high (job interview context) versus low (walking a dog context). Overall, we provide a novel finding that self-perceived attractiveness has significant effects on mask-wearing intention via mask attractiveness belief in the post-pandemic of COVID-19. Our findings suggest that mask-wearing can shift from being a self-protection measure during the COVID-19 pandemic to a self-presentation tactic in the post-pandemic era.
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