State mask mandates and psychological reactance theory: The role of political partisanship and COVID-19 risk in mask adoption and resistance

Stephen A. Rains, Paulina M. Colombo, Brian L. Quick and Lauren A. Kriss

Social Science & Medicine, 2022, vol. 314, issue C

Abstract: Psychological reactance theory was applied to examine the implications of state-level mask mandates in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. We evaluated the role of political partisanship and COVID-19 risk on changes in self-reported mask wearing before and after the imposition and removal of state mask mandates.

Keywords: Psychological reactance; COVID-19; Governmental mask mandates; Mask adoption; Mask resistance; Political partisanship; Public health (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115479

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