Social distancing and wellbeing: conceptualizing actor distance and actor safe zone for pandemics

Finsterwalder, Jörg

doi:10.1080/02642069.2020.1841753

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“…Since most infected individuals are asymptomatic and the virus keeps mutating (Caccuri et al, 2020), the virus has been spreading rapidly and causing devastating harm, especially among high-risk individuals such as senior citizens, people living in assisted living facilities, immune compromised individuals and individuals with underlying health conditions . Most nations have imposed social distancing restrictions, curfews, travel restrictions, and restrictions on social gatherings and business activities to slow down the infection rates (Finsterwalder, 2021;The Khoa et al, 2021).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Evolving impacts of COVID-19 vaccination intentions on travel intentions

Gürsoy

Can²,

Williams

et al. 2021

The Service Industries Journal

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This study examines the evolving impacts of COVID-19 vaccination intentions and vaccine hesitancy on travel intentions. The study also examines the sociodemographic factors that can influence willingness to take the vaccine and vaccine hesitancy since achieving herd immunity is critical for social and economic recovery. Data were collected through five surveys from a total of 4,223 individuals in the USA between February 2021 and May of 2021. The findings of the study indicate that over 70 per cent of the respondents are willing to get vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine. Vaccination intention and hesitancy rates have also been stable over time. Early in the vaccination process, vaccination intentions negatively impacted travel intentions, suggesting that individuals who are willing to get the vaccine postponed their travels in the short term, while individuals who do not plan to get the vaccine may not have changed their travel plans as travel restrictions were eased. However, this negative impact disappeared later as the number of vaccinated individuals significantly increased, closing the gap between the two groups. Findings also suggest that sociodemographic factors such as generational age, gender, marital status, education, region, race, religion, occupation influence the COVID-19 vaccination intention and vaccine hesitancy.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Evolving impacts of COVID-19 vaccination intentions on travel intentions

Gürsoy

Can²,

Williams

et al. 2021

The Service Industries Journal

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“…Social distance is also defined as 'the relative willingness of one person to participate in relationships of varying degrees of intimacy with a person who has a stigmatized identity' (Lauber et al, 2004, p. 266). Social distancing can be a must during crises that threaten the public's health (Finsterwalder, 2020). In this context, epidemics and pandemics are two major health crises (Van Assche et al, 2020).…”

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Brand anthropomorphism, love and defense: does attitude towards social distancing matter?

Ali

Doğan

Amin

et al. 2021

The Service Industries Journal

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“…Retailers must focus on 'safe retailing' as the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly re-shaped customer preferences, needs, and expectations. During the pandemic, safety has been prioritized by many consumers (Finsterwalder, 2020), and consumers focus on buying essentials and health-focused goods rather than discretionary items, paying less attention to cost and convenience. Further, physical store visits have decreased, whereas online shopping has flourished.…”

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Effects of retailers’ service quality and legitimacy on behavioral intention: the role of emotions during COVID-19

Yang

Kim

Min

et al. 2020

The Service Industries Journal

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By applying institutional theory to the current retail environment under the COVID-19 pandemic, the purpose of this study is to 1) identify service quality dimensions that generate pragmatic and social legitimacy, 2) investigate the effects of pragmatic and social legitimacy on revisit intention and health-focused behavior, and 3) examine the moderating role of emotions (i.e. hope and fear) in the relationships among service quality dimensions, legitimacy, and consumer behavioral intentions. Using data (n=473) collected during June 2020, this study finds that hygiene practice, reliability, safety assurance, and empathy are determinants of pragmatic and social legitimacy, which encourages consumers' intention to revisit the retailer and foster health-focused behavior. The moderating role of emotions (i.e. hope and fear) is also examined in the causal relationships among service quality, legitimacy, and behavioral intentions. Implications for how retailers can serve their customers as their emotions related to the pandemic intensify are discussed.

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Social distancing and wellbeing: conceptualizing actor distance and actor safe zone for pandemics

Cited by 34 publications

References 95 publications

Evolving impacts of COVID-19 vaccination intentions on travel intentions

Evolving impacts of COVID-19 vaccination intentions on travel intentions

Brand anthropomorphism, love and defense: does attitude towards social distancing matter?

Effects of retailers’ service quality and legitimacy on behavioral intention: the role of emotions during COVID-19

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