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“Due to stereotypes associating their race with criminality, Black people were most concerned about being treated negatively by police while wearing a mask [for COVID] compared to other racial groups."

(Un)masking threat: Racial minorities experience race-based social identity threat wearing face masks during COVID-19 (Un)masking threat: Racial minorities experience race-based social identity threat wearing face masks during COVID-19 Mask usage and mask-related police avoid- ance also significantly differed by race. Regarding mask usage, both Black (p = .025, d = 0.33) and Asian participants (p < .001, d = 0.55) wore face masks more frequently than White participants, while Black and Asian participants did not differ from each other (p = .447). For police avoidance, White participants reported the lowest police avoidance, which did not differ from Asian participants Mask usage and mask-related police avoid- ance also significantly differed by race. Regarding mask usage, both Black (p = .025, d = 0.33) and Asian participants (p < .001, d = 0.55) wore face masks more frequently than White participants, while Black and Asian participants did not differ from each other (p = .447). For police avoidance, White participants reported the lowest police avoidance, which did not differ from Asian participants
(Un)masking Threat: Racial Minorities Experience Race-Based Social Identity Threat Wearing Face Masks During COVID-19
Group Processes & Intergroup Relations
Kahn, Kimberly Barsamian / Money, Emma E. L.
in Press, 2021
10.1177/1368430221998781
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