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'Everyone else is doing it': Social conformity a top motive for Japanese to wear masks

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It looks like you're using an ad blocker.To enjoy our content, please include The Japan Times on your ad-blocker's list of approved sites.Thank you for supporting our journalism.Conforming to social norms is the primary motive for during the coronavirus pandemic, survey results recently showed, dismissing the oft-touted reason that wearers are putting them on to protect themselves and others.A team of psychologists led by Kazuya Nakayachi, a Doshisha University professor, surveyed 1,000 people about the wearing of masks and its efficacy based on a five-point rating scale, and found that the top reason for wearing masks was because everyone else was doing so.This could be due to a conflict with your ad-blocking or security software.Please add japantimes.co.jp and piano.io to your list of allowed sites.If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see .We humbly apologize for the inconvenience.In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more crucial than ever.By subscribing, you can help us get the story right., , , , ,With your current subscription plan you can comment on stories. However, before writing your first comment, please create a display namein the Profile section ofYour subscription plan doesn't allow commenting. To learn more see ourSponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division.

It looks like you're using an ad blocker.To enjoy our content, please include The Japan Times on your ad-blocker's list of approved sites.Thank you for supporting our journalism.Conforming to social norms is the primary motive for during the coronavirus pandemic, survey results recently showed, dismissing the oft-touted reason that wearers are putting them on to protect themselves and others.A team of psychologists led by Kazuya Nakayachi, a Doshisha University professor, surveyed 1,000 people about the wearing of masks and its efficacy based on a five-point rating scale, and found that the...

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