When socializing with friends and family, face coverings mask emotion. Consider how much harder it is to read and interpret the feelings of masked strangers, with whom we have no baseline or context ...

Many of you may be experiencing strong feelings of being upset, sad, anxious, or irritated when wearing or seeing others wearing a face mask. However, you may not be able to put your finger on exactly ...

A novel study conducted by psychologists from Durham University, UK has revealed that people can identify emotions and traits of other people wearing a face mask when the whole body is visible. The ...

Scientists asked 1,289 people who use emojis to respond to internet chat messages and report their feelings and emoji use. They found that more emojis were used between closer friends, that using ...