Social Distancing in Tourism Destination Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Moderated Mediation Model

While protective measures in response to infectious diseases may reduce the freedom of tourists (regarding their behaviors), few studies have documented the effects of destination protective measures on the self-protective behaviors of tourists. By applying the protection motivation theory, this stu...

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Autores principales:	Hui Zhang, Min Zhuang, Yihan Cao, Jingxian Pan, Xiaowan Zhang, Jie Zhang, Honglei Zhang
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	protection motivation theory COVID-19 protective behaviors social distancing destination management Medicine R
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/f603ae3c1daa4bc3992a3bfe4bce91f6
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f603ae3c1daa4bc3992a3bfe4bce91f62021-11-11T16:22:28ZSocial Distancing in Tourism Destination Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Moderated Mediation Model10.3390/ijerph1821112231660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/f603ae3c1daa4bc3992a3bfe4bce91f62021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/21/11223https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601While protective measures in response to infectious diseases may reduce the freedom of tourists (regarding their behaviors), few studies have documented the effects of destination protective measures on the self-protective behaviors of tourists. By applying the protection motivation theory, this study examines the effects of perceived destination protective supports on the social distancing intentions of tourists during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results reveal significant relationships among perceived destination support, coping appraisal, threat appraisal, and the social distancing intentions of tourists. Moreover, two cognitive appraisals—toward the pandemic—partially mediate the relationship between perceived destination support and social distancing intention, and this mediational process is ‘intervened’ with by social norms. This has implications on whether tourist destinations apply more rigorous social distancing polices during the COVID-19 pandemic, to enhance the coping confidence behaviors of tourists, without causing anxiety and fear, and to achieve the goal of enhancing tourists’ intentions to protect themselves.Hui ZhangMin ZhuangYihan CaoJingxian PanXiaowan ZhangJie ZhangHonglei ZhangMDPI AGarticleprotection motivation theoryCOVID-19protective behaviorssocial distancingdestination managementMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11223, p 11223 (2021)
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spellingShingle	protection motivation theory COVID-19 protective behaviors social distancing destination management Medicine R Hui Zhang Min Zhuang Yihan Cao Jingxian Pan Xiaowan Zhang Jie Zhang Honglei Zhang Social Distancing in Tourism Destination Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Moderated Mediation Model
description	While protective measures in response to infectious diseases may reduce the freedom of tourists (regarding their behaviors), few studies have documented the effects of destination protective measures on the self-protective behaviors of tourists. By applying the protection motivation theory, this study examines the effects of perceived destination protective supports on the social distancing intentions of tourists during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results reveal significant relationships among perceived destination support, coping appraisal, threat appraisal, and the social distancing intentions of tourists. Moreover, two cognitive appraisals—toward the pandemic—partially mediate the relationship between perceived destination support and social distancing intention, and this mediational process is ‘intervened’ with by social norms. This has implications on whether tourist destinations apply more rigorous social distancing polices during the COVID-19 pandemic, to enhance the coping confidence behaviors of tourists, without causing anxiety and fear, and to achieve the goal of enhancing tourists’ intentions to protect themselves.
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author	Hui Zhang Min Zhuang Yihan Cao Jingxian Pan Xiaowan Zhang Jie Zhang Honglei Zhang
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title	Social Distancing in Tourism Destination Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_short	Social Distancing in Tourism Destination Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_full	Social Distancing in Tourism Destination Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_fullStr	Social Distancing in Tourism Destination Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_full_unstemmed	Social Distancing in Tourism Destination Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Moderated Mediation Model
title_sort	social distancing in tourism destination management during the covid-19 pandemic in china: a moderated mediation model
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/f603ae3c1daa4bc3992a3bfe4bce91f6
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Social Distancing in Tourism Destination Management during the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: A Moderated Mediation Model

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