People Who Think Themselves Unattractive More Likely To Keep Wearing Masks, Study Says

A trio of studies found that people who believe they are less attractive were more likely than others to wear masks.

The Report This conclusion was drawn from three studies done by the Seoul National University Center for Happiness Studies and Department of Psychology. Two studies showed that people who believed they were attractive were less willing to put on a mask. They also believed that wearing a mask made them more beautiful. In the third study, they believed that masks made them look better in situations where they were required to give a positive impression.

“Research shows that individuals who perceive themselves as more (vs. less) attractive possess more socially desirable attributes … have higher self-esteem … and enjoy better mental and physical health,” According to the study.

According to the study, “as essential cues that signal (un) attractiveness (e.g., facial symmetry) … can be censored with a mask, mask-wearing might critically influence how one’s attractiveness is perceived. … relatively unattractive individuals are deemed more attractive with masks … previous findings suggest that mask-wearing enhances perceived attractiveness among unattractive individuals, while the opposite is true for attractive individuals.”

According to the study, South Korea has the highest level of term usage. “ma-gi-kkun,” The term was used to describe people who deliberately wore masks to make a positive impression. “mask-fisher” The same thing.

“We expect that individuals who perceive themselves as attractive (unattractive) will be less (more) likely to endorse the belief that wearing a mask enhances their perceived attractiveness,” According to the study, the conclusion is: “Our results consistently demonstrated that self-perceived unattractive individuals were more willing to wear a mask, as they believed it would benefit their attractiveness.”

The Daily Mail reported The study’s participants were all Americans who had been recruited through Amazon Mechanical Turk. Their average age was 33.

According to Ipsos Report About half of those surveyed said they had worn masks since December. “at all times or sometimes when on an airplane.” 39% of respondents stated they wore a mask at all times, sometimes on public transportation, in a rideshare or in public transportation. 33% claimed they wore a mask at all times and sometimes in grocery shops. 85% of respondents stated that the COVID-19 disease would not disappear during their lifetime.

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