%0 Journal Article %T Veiled to Express: Uncovering the Effect of Mask-Wearing on Voice Behavior in the Workplace. %A Cui Z %A Liu Y %A Sun X %A Shang Z %A Xu M %J Behav Sci (Basel) %V 14 %N 4 %D 2024 Apr 11 %M 38667105 %F 2.286 %R 10.3390/bs14040309 %X Since the outbreak of COVID-19, mask-wearing has become a widespread phenomenon. Even after the pandemic, people continue to maintain the habit of wearing masks in their daily lives. While existing research has explored how mask-wearing can influence wearers' behavior in everyday life, its effects in the workplace have received less attention. Drawing on self-perception theory, this study examined the positive effect of mask-wearing in the workplace on wearers' voice behavior via psychological safety. An online experiment (N = 291) using a within-subject manipulation of wearing masks supported our hypotheses. This study uncovered the positive psychological and behavioral consequences of mask-wearing beyond its benefits in people's health conditions and everyday life.