Telling people to “rely on their reasoning” increases intentions to wear a face covering to slow down  COVID ‐19 transmission | Zendy

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Telling people to “rely on their reasoning” increases intentions to wear a face covering to slow down COVID ‐19 transmission

Author(s) -

Capraro Valerio,

Barcelo Hélène

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

applied cognitive psychology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719

H-Index - 100

eISSN - 1099-0720

pISSN - 0888-4080

DOI - 10.1002/acp.3793

Subject(s) - psychology , covid-19 , face (sociological concept) , baseline (sea) , psychological intervention , pandemic , social psychology , cognitive psychology , psychiatry , sociology , medicine , social science , oceanography , disease , pathology , virology , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , geology

Finding messaging to promote the use of face masks is fundamental during a pandemic. Study 1 ( N = 399) shows that telling people to “rely on their reasoning” increases intentions to wear a face mask, compared with telling them to “rely on their emotions.” In Study 2 ( N = 591) we add a baseline. However, the results show only a non‐significant trend. Study 3 reports a well‐powered replication of Study 2 ( N = 930). In line with Study 1, this study shows that telling people to “rely on their reasoning” increases intentions to wear a face mask, compared to telling them to “rely on their emotions.” Two internal meta‐analyses show that telling people to “rely on their reasoning” increases intentions to wear a face mask compared (1) to telling them to “rely on their emotions” and (2) to the baseline. These findings suggest interventions to promote intentions to wear a face mask.

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