A positive side effect of wearing face coverings for socially anxious females: Findings from a speech task

Background: Wearing face masks has become more common due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Until now, it has not been investigated whether socially anxious individuals can reduce their acute anxiety symptoms by wearing face masks during a speech task. Method: Fifty-nine socially anxious females were asked...

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Main Authors: Carina Tiewald, Arved Seibel, Anne Schienle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023109418