Face covering adherence is positively associated with better mental health and wellbeing: a longitudinal analysis of the CovidLife surveys

Drew Altschul, Chloe Fawns-Ritchie, Alex Kwong, Louise Hartley, Clifford Nangle, Rachel Edwards, Rebecca Dawson, Christie Levein, Archie Campbell, Robin Flaig, Andrew McIntosh, Ian Deary, Riccardo Marioni, Caroline Hayward, Cathie Sudlow, Elaine Douglas, David Bell, David J. Porteous

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DOI: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16643.2
Published: 2026-09-18
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@article{allodium:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16643.2,
  title = {Face covering adherence is positively associated with better mental health and wellbeing: a longitudinal analysis of the CovidLife surveys},
  author = {Drew Altschul and Chloe Fawns-Ritchie and Alex Kwong and Louise Hartley and Clifford Nangle and Rachel Edwards and Rebecca Dawson and Christie Levein and Archie Campbell and Robin Flaig and Andrew McIntosh and Ian Deary and Riccardo Marioni and Caroline Hayward and Cathie Sudlow and Elaine Douglas and David Bell and David J. Porteous},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Wellcome Open Research},
  doi = {10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16643.2},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16643.2}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Face covering adherence is positively associated with better mental health and wellbeing: a longitudinal analysis of the CovidLife surveys
AU  - Drew Altschul
AU  - Chloe Fawns-Ritchie
AU  - Alex Kwong
AU  - Louise Hartley
AU  - Clifford Nangle
AU  - Rachel Edwards
AU  - Rebecca Dawson
AU  - Christie Levein
AU  - Archie Campbell
AU  - Robin Flaig
AU  - Andrew McIntosh
AU  - Ian Deary
AU  - Riccardo Marioni
AU  - Caroline Hayward
AU  - Cathie Sudlow
AU  - Elaine Douglas
AU  - David Bell
AU  - David J. Porteous
PY  - 2026
JO  - Wellcome Open Research
DO  - 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16643.2
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Altschul, D., Fawns-Ritchie, C., Kwong, A., Hartley, L., Nangle, C., Edwards, R., Dawson, R., Levein, C., Campbell, A., Flaig, R., McIntosh, A., Deary, I., Marioni, R., Hayward, C., Sudlow, C., Douglas, E., Bell, D., & Porteous, D. J. (2026). Face covering adherence is positively associated with better mental health and wellbeing: a longitudinal analysis of the CovidLife surveys. Wellcome Open Research. https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16643.2

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