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. 2020 Oct:91:102655.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2020.102655. Epub 2020 Aug 26.

A quarantined lodging stay: The buffering effect of service quality

IpKin Anthony Wong  1 , Fiona X Yang  2
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A quarantined lodging stay: The buffering effect of service quality

IpKin Anthony Wong et al. Int J Hosp Manag. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

How do guests feel during their stay at quarantine lodging? This study draws on terror management theory and social exclusion theory to synthesize a model that highlights guests' perceptions about their experience under enforced isolation. The model articulates guests' feeling of anxiety and loneliness, whereas quality of service presents warmth and care that activates an anxiety buffer mechanism that mitigates the effect of anxiety. In turn guests' level of anxiety is further explained by an interaction between their health status and the length of stay. Results point to a conduit for studying the dark side of hospitality, opening up research avenues that could help assess broader social behavioral changes during the global pandemic, while offering operators revelations for lodging management during a crisis.

Keywords: Anxiety; Hotel; Loneliness; Pandemic; Service quality; Terror management.

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Proposed Research Model. Note: Dashline represents moderating effect. Control variables: demographic characteristics and quarantine accommodation type.
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Perceived Health Status by Length of Stay Interaction on Anxiety.
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Anxiety by Service Quality Interaction on Loneliness.
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