An agenda for psychological distance apart from construal level

Maglio, Sam J.

doi:10.1111/spc3.12552

Cited by 16 publications

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“…Moreover, regarding the construal level, recent research questions distance exchangeability. Although Sanchez et al (2021) found additional evidence of the link between construal and temporal distance, Calderon et al (2020, e27), after two failed replication attempts, “advise against treating likelihood as a psychological distance until further tests have established the relationship.” Consequently, and tying in with Maglio (2020), we suggest emphasizing each dimension's unique characteristics, and explicitly testing the claim of exchangeability between distance dimensions.…”

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Mapping the jungle: A bibliometric analysis of research into construal level theory

Adler

Sarstedt

2021

Psychology and Marketing

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Construal level theory (CLT) offers a valuable framework to explain the mechanisms that trigger evaluations, predictions, and behaviors by linking the degree of mental abstraction (the construal level) to psychological distance. CLT‐related research has produced numerous publications in a variety of domains, impeding an ongoing overview of the research field and limiting its advancement. Addressing this concern, our paper presents the results of a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of CLT‐related research. This analysis identifies leading authors and the networks in which they operate. We find that a well‐connected, stable core of prominent authors predominantly shaped CLT research and was responsible for its expansion. In addition, we used topic modeling to identify latent topics and research trends, with the results showing that CLT research has expanded into more interdisciplinary and applied contexts. Specifically, although CLT's relevance for consumer research has amplified and applications in areas such as climate change and sustainability have surged, the classic areas of CLT research, such as planning fallacy and impulse control, have lost momentum. Building upon the results of our topic analysis, we identify future research paths and specifically call for a more comprehensive societal focus in CLT‐related research.

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confidence: 99%

Mapping the jungle: A bibliometric analysis of research into construal level theory

Adler

Sarstedt

2021

Psychology and Marketing

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“…An intrinsic limitation of our study is the variability of self-perception about COVID-19 risk and what it means to socially distance. People see and act in different ways, depending on whether those things are perceived as psychologically relatable [ 43 ]. Thus, people respond to social distancing recommendations according to their empirical constructs.…”

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confidence: 99%

Insufficient social distancing may contribute to COVID-19 outbreak: The case of Ijuí city in Brazil

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The coronavirus disease that emerged in 2019 (COVID-19) is highly contagious and has given way to a global pandemic. A present COVID-19 has high transmission rates worldwide, including in small Brazilian cities such as Ijuí. Located in the northwest part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) and with a population of 83,475, Ijuí was selected as the site of a population-based survey involving 2,222 subjects, from April to June 2020. Subjects were tested for the presence of antibodies against coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) and answered questions regarding social distance adherence (SDA), daily preventive routines (DPR), comorbidities, and sociodemographic characteristics. In parallel, the local government registered the official COVID-19 cases in Ijuí, as well as the mobile social distancing index (MSDI). In this study, we demonstrate that there was a decrease in the levels of SDA, DPR and MSDI before the beginning of COVID-19 community transmission in Ijuí. Furthermore, we provide predictions for the number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths in the city. We conclude that insufficient social distancing, as evidenced by different methods, may be related to the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases in Ijuí. Our study predicts an approaching outbreak of COVID-19 in Ijuí through community spread, which could be avoided or attenuated with increased levels of social distancing among the population.

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“…Swapping pictures for words can have just as strong an effect (Bryan & Hershfield, 2012;Chishima & Wilson, 2020) because both enhance emotional connections over time (Bartels & Rips, 2010;Ersner-Hershfield, Garton, Ballard, Samanez-Larkin, & Knutson, 2009). Uncertainty makes the future self feel not just socially remote but also as belonging to a future age (see Maglio & Kwok, 2016), as these different constructs conspire to push things farther and farther away (Maglio, 2020a(Maglio, , 2020bMaglio, Trope, & Liberman, 2013a). Although the intertemporal tradeoffs that impact cumulative future selves transpire over objective time (e.g., $20 today vs. $40 next week), people mentally convert from absolute time to a relative sense of closeness or distance in thinking across time (Hu & Maglio, 2018), including the making of choices between smaller payoffs sooner and larger payoffs later (Maglio, Trope, & Liberman, 2013b;Malkoc & Zauberman, 2019;Xu, González-Vallejo, & Vincent, 2020;Zauberman, Kim, Malkoc, & Bettman, 2009).…”

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confidence: 99%