No evidence that mask-wearing in public places elicits risk compensation behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic

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No evidence that mask-wearing in public places elicits risk compensation behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. / Liebst, Lasse Suonperä; Ejbye-Ernst, Peter; de Bruin, Marijn; Thomas, Josephine; Lindegaard, Marie Rosenkrantz.

I: Scientific Reports, Bind 12, 1511, 2022.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Liebst, LS, Ejbye-Ernst, P, de Bruin, M, Thomas, J & Lindegaard, MR 2022, 'No evidence that mask-wearing in public places elicits risk compensation behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic', Scientific Reports, bind 12, 1511. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05270-3

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Liebst, L. S., Ejbye-Ernst, P., de Bruin, M., Thomas, J., & Lindegaard, M. R. (2022). No evidence that mask-wearing in public places elicits risk compensation behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports, 12, [1511]. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05270-3

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Liebst LS, Ejbye-Ernst P, de Bruin M, Thomas J, Lindegaard MR. No evidence that mask-wearing in public places elicits risk compensation behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Reports. 2022;12. 1511. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05270-3

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Liebst, Lasse Suonperä ; Ejbye-Ernst, Peter ; de Bruin, Marijn ; Thomas, Josephine ; Lindegaard, Marie Rosenkrantz. / No evidence that mask-wearing in public places elicits risk compensation behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. I: Scientific Reports. 2022 ; Bind 12.

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abstract = "Face masks have been widely employed as a personal protective measure during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, concerns remain that masks create a false sense of security that reduces adherence to other public health measures, including social distancing. This paper tested whether mask-wearing was negatively associated with social distancing compliance. In two studies, we combined video-observational records of public mask-wearing in two Dutch cities with a natural-experimental approach to evaluate the effect of an area-based mask mandate. We found no observational evidence of an association between mask-wearing and social distancing but found a positive link between crowding and social distancing violations. Our natural-experimental analysis showed that an area-based mask mandate did not significantly affect social distancing or crowding levels. Our results alleviate the concern that mask use reduces social distancing compliance or increases crowding levels. On the other hand, crowding reduction may be a viable strategy to mitigate social distancing violations.",
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