Research on Unrealistic Optimism among HoReCa Workers as a Possible Future Hotspot of Infections

As we are facing a new surge of the highly infectious delta variant of COVID-19, there is an urgent need for research to reduce the harm before this next wave hits. In the present paper, we present data that is alarming. We have found that HoReCa (hotels, restaurants, and catering services) workers,...

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Autores principales:	Dariusz Dolinski, Wojciech Kulesza, Paweł Muniak, Barbara Dolinska, Ali Derakhshan, Tomasz Grzyb
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	hospitality restaurants COVID-19 unrealistic optimism unrealistic pessimism HoReCa Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:94b1aeebb0ed414da9c61f293460739f2021-11-25T19:02:05ZResearch on Unrealistic Optimism among HoReCa Workers as a Possible Future Hotspot of Infections10.3390/su1322125622071-1050https://doaj.org/article/94b1aeebb0ed414da9c61f293460739f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12562https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050As we are facing a new surge of the highly infectious delta variant of COVID-19, there is an urgent need for research to reduce the harm before this next wave hits. In the present paper, we present data that is alarming. We have found that HoReCa (hotels, restaurants, and catering services) workers, who are highly exposed to many new social interactions in close contact, present an unrealistic optimism (UO) bias: they perceive themselves as less at risk to this virus in comparison to others. From the literature, we already know that individuals holding this view are less involved in preventive actions and present more risky behaviors. In the face of the delta variant, this leads to the conclusion that restaurants will be new hot spots. What is more, we found that these unrealistic expectations are more pervasive: workers of the restaurant industry estimate low chances of bankruptcy, which may lead to unrealistic salary expectations, leading owners to a new upcoming wave of crisis: COVID-19 and bankruptcy—both of which may be caused by their workers.Dariusz DolinskiWojciech KuleszaPaweł MuniakBarbara DolinskaAli DerakhshanTomasz GrzybMDPI AGarticlehospitalityrestaurantsCOVID-19unrealistic optimismunrealistic pessimismHoReCaEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12562, p 12562 (2021)
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description	As we are facing a new surge of the highly infectious delta variant of COVID-19, there is an urgent need for research to reduce the harm before this next wave hits. In the present paper, we present data that is alarming. We have found that HoReCa (hotels, restaurants, and catering services) workers, who are highly exposed to many new social interactions in close contact, present an unrealistic optimism (UO) bias: they perceive themselves as less at risk to this virus in comparison to others. From the literature, we already know that individuals holding this view are less involved in preventive actions and present more risky behaviors. In the face of the delta variant, this leads to the conclusion that restaurants will be new hot spots. What is more, we found that these unrealistic expectations are more pervasive: workers of the restaurant industry estimate low chances of bankruptcy, which may lead to unrealistic salary expectations, leading owners to a new upcoming wave of crisis: COVID-19 and bankruptcy—both of which may be caused by their workers.
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author	Dariusz Dolinski Wojciech Kulesza Paweł Muniak Barbara Dolinska Ali Derakhshan Tomasz Grzyb
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title	Research on Unrealistic Optimism among HoReCa Workers as a Possible Future Hotspot of Infections
title_short	Research on Unrealistic Optimism among HoReCa Workers as a Possible Future Hotspot of Infections
title_full	Research on Unrealistic Optimism among HoReCa Workers as a Possible Future Hotspot of Infections
title_fullStr	Research on Unrealistic Optimism among HoReCa Workers as a Possible Future Hotspot of Infections
title_full_unstemmed	Research on Unrealistic Optimism among HoReCa Workers as a Possible Future Hotspot of Infections
title_sort	research on unrealistic optimism among horeca workers as a possible future hotspot of infections
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Research on Unrealistic Optimism among HoReCa Workers as a Possible Future Hotspot of Infections

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