A Profile of Students Who Reported Mask Mandates Violate Civil Liberties during Covid-19

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ID15330738
AuthorsKeith J Zullig (0000-0003-4222-366X, Keith J. Zullig, Professor, Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, United States;, Email: [email protected], corresponding author), Madelin Gardner (West Virginia University)
Year2022
Volume46
Issue4
Pages456-466
Publication date2022-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Health Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1087-3244 • E-ISSN: 1945-7359
PublisherPNG Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.5993/ajhb.46.4.6
PMID36109855
OpenAlexW4296033511
LanguageEN
References cited15

Objectives: In this paper, we explore differences in demographics, mask wearing attitudes and behaviors, and vaccination perceptions among students who reported that mask mandates violate their civil liberties compared to those who did not. Methods: Participants completed an online survey in April 2021 (N=619). Results: Students who reported that mask mandates violate their civil liberties were more likely to identify as male, report good health, attend in-person classes, and less likely to report being vaccinated (p Conclusions: Although students who reported mask mandates violate their civil liberties were also more likely to be unvaccinated, these individuals are not necessarily the same, suggesting different public health messaging may be required to increase both mask use and vaccine uptake

Civil liberties · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Demographics · Political science · Politics · Public health · Sociology · Vaccination · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Demography · Infection Control and Ventilation · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Virology

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