Some of my research has been on psychology and criminal psychology in relation to crime and the biological underpinnings of criminal behavior.
I would definitely agree, given my experience, that there is a defined psychological component to all of this.
Masks are psychologically dehumanizing. Covering someone's face is a way of dehumanizing them during crime. Covering one's own face is away to avoid responsibility. Forcing masks on a population is dehumanizing enough, but then to disallow close proximity and make people paranoid that the virus will jump 6ft through a mask? It is very psychologically damaging. I anticipate a large portion of the population coming out of this with PTSD symptoms.