{"id":1835330,"date":"2023-02-05T06:20:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T11:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1835330"},"modified":"2023-02-05T06:23:54","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T11:23:54","slug":"people-who-dont-think-theyre-attractive-are-more-likely-to-still-be-wearing-a-mask-in-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-who-dont-think-theyre-attractive-are-more-likely-to-still-be-wearing-a-mask-in-public\/","title":{"rendered":"People Who Don&#8217;t Think They&#8217;re Attractive Are More Likely to Still Be Wearing a Mask in Public"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpeople-who-dont-think-theyre-attractive-are-more-likely-to-still-be-wearing-a-mask-in-public%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1835330&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it\u2019s not uncommon to see people wearing masks in public. When I see someone in a mask, I don&#8217;t judge.<\/p>\n<p>But what I\u2019ve noticed is that there seem to be a lot of healthy younger people \u2014 teenagers and people in their early 20s \u2014 who wear masks often, and I have a difficult time understanding it.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve had a theory about this phenomenon for some time. Because it allows them to feel anonymous, I believe some people prefer to keep their masks on. I\u2019m convinced that some people want to literally hide behind a mask.<\/p>\n<p>A recent study doesn\u2019t quite prove my hypothesis <em>Per se<\/em>It is not perfect, but it is very close.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cResearchers from Seoul National University in South Korea wanted to see if self-perceived attractiveness played a role in people\u2019s mask-wearing intentions,\u201d The Daily Mail reports. To determine how Americans perceive attractiveness, the researchers carried out three studies.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Related:<\/strong> <a class=\"search-item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pjmedia.com\/columns\/chris-queen\/2022\/12\/28\/why-do-some-people-still-want-to-put-masks-on-kids-n1656838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"search-title\">An angry poll about masking kids might make you mad<\/span><br \/><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>One study had participants imagine going to a job interview for a job that they were interested in.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>These questions were presented to them. \u201cDo you think the interviewers will perceive you as more attractive with a face mask?\u201d  \u201cIf wearing a face mask is optional in this interview session, would you wear a face mask during the company interview?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People who were rated as extremely attractive were less likely say yes. These people were also less likely than others to agree with the belief that mask-wearing enhances one&#8217;s appearance. This further dampened their intention to wear masks during job interviews.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, those who believed that a potential boss, interviewer, or candidate would believe someone with a mask was more trustworthy, competent, or appealing were more likely to put on a mask when in public.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The study authors wrote: \u201cOverall, 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>And here\u2019s where the study dovetails with my theory about people using masks as a sort of barrier between themselves and others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur 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,\u201d The researchers concluded.<\/p>\n<p>It is evident that mask-wearing is now much less common than it was during the pandemic. An <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipsos.com\/en-us\/news-polls\/axios-ipsos-coronavirus-index\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ipsos poll last fall<\/a> Only 37% of those surveyed said they wear masks on a regular basis.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1667952\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1667952\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1667952\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Axios_COVID-19_W70-graphic-730x411-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Axios_COVID-19_W70-graphic-730x411-1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Axios_COVID-19_W70-graphic-1110x624-1.jpg 1110w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Axios_COVID-19_W70-graphic.jpg 1280w\"   style=\"display:none\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1667952\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ipsos<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We\u2019re learning more about the ineffectiveness of masks in terms of preventing the spread of COVID and other similar diseases. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/health\/article-11702865\/Masks-make-little-no-difference-Covid-infections-massive-cross-country-meta-analysis-finds.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All-new research<\/a> According to the Cochrane Institute, surgical masks have a 5% reduction in the chance of contracting COVID and other flu-like illnesses.<\/p>\n<p>Despite this, we still see mask-wearing people, though less frequently than before. As this study suggests, mask-wearing could be linked to self-worth and attractiveness. Perhaps masks act more as a psychological barrier to viral spread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it\u2019s not uncommon to see people wearing masks in public. When I see someone in a mask, I don&#8217;t judge. 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