University of Regina psychology professor, is one of a number of behavioural scientists studying the attitudes behind the anti-mask movement during the COVID-19 pandemic.Amundson helped conduct a study last summer that surveyed roughly 2,000 Canadians and Americans.
It found 84 per cent of respondents wore masks while 16 per cent did not.Global News spoke with Asmundson about the study.A – We found that there were two things primarily explaining those who did not wear masks.
That was the belief that masks are ineffective and then this personality variable known as psychological reactance.A – Psychological reactance is a response to rules and regulations that threaten one’s sense of personal control, autonomy or freedom of choice.