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Thinking of future as an older individual increases perceived risks for age‐related diseases but not for COVID‐19

2022

Actively thinking of one's future as an older individual could increase perceived risk and risk aversion. This could be particularly relevant for COVID-19, if we consider the common representation of the risk of being infected by COVID-19 as associated with being older. Increased perceived risk could bear consequences on the adoption of preventive behaviours. Thus, we investigated whether increasing the salience of individuals' future as an older adult would impact on their perceived risk for COVID-19 and medical conditions varying for age-relatedness. One hundred and forty-four Italian adults (Mage = 27.72, range: 18–56) were randomly assigned to either a future as older adult thinking or …

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Segmenting customers according to online word-of-mouth about hotels

2021

There is a renewed interest in the study of online word-of-mouth behavior due to the increasing use of the Internet and the development of social networks. This paper focuses on the receiver perspective to analyze the unequal influence of the antecedents of online consumer searches. The main purpose is to detect the heterogeneity of the effect of different motivations (convenience, risks reduction and social reassurance) and the volume of comments on the willingness to check online reviews. Based on 393 guests of hotels, a mixture regression model indicates the existence of three internally consistent segments, which reveal the varying influence on consumer intentions to look at online comm…

Motivationbusiness.industryVolumeStrategy and ManagementPerspective (graphical)Word of mouthMixture regressionAdvertisingMixture regression modelMarket segmentationHotelBenestar socialUnobserved heterogeneityHuman resource managementThe InternetEmpirical ArticleBusinessBusiness and International ManagementOnline word-of-mouthMercat InvestigacióService Business
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