Residents’ citizenship behavior between collectivism and individualism: the roles of COVID-19 recurrence risk and length of residency

Abstract

COVID-19 has revealed that locals may perceive tourists as possible infection vectors. In addition, little research has been conducted on residents’ perceived risks from Golden Week holidayers. Our study examines the relationship between individual cultural orientation and risk perception regarding COVID-19 recurrence (RCOVID-19 recurrence), specifically seeking to explain residents’ citizenship behaviors. We collected data on Jeju, South Korea, right after the peak of the first wave of COVID-19 in 2020 when Golden Week holidayers visited Jeju. Our findings identified the mediation effect of RCOVID-19 resulting from the significant relationships between individualism or collectivism, RCOVID-19 recurrence, and citizenship behavior, except for the path from horizontal collectivism to citizenship behavior. In addition, the moderation role of the length of residency is identified. We conclude our paper with a discussion on theoretical and practical implications.

Keywords:

• COVID-19 recurrence
• cultural orientation
• golden week holidayers
• length of residency
• citizenship behavior

Acknowledgement

Now this was John’s testimony when Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was.

He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Christ,” they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered “No.” Finally they said, Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” John replied in the words of Isiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’” (John 1:19-23)

The authors would like to thank Jesus Christ, Only Savior for His completing this paper for us and the reviewers for their precious comments on this paper.

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