Pop-up restaurants create a unique and ephemeral dining experience, where consumer decisions are often shaped by emotions rather than purely rational considerations. This study investigates the role of anticipated emotions in influencing visit intentions, emphasizing how the expectation of future feelings can drive consumer choices before the experience even takes place. Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), the research uncovers how different emotional expectations - both positive and negative - impact decision-making, positioning anticipated emotions as key determinants of behavioral intentions. The findings are beneficial to both practice and academia, offering more insight into the emotional processes that underpin consumers in temporary dining settings. Managerially, the study illustrates how pop-up restaurant operators can design experiences that respond to consumer needs, leveraging emotional anticipation to enhance engagement and attendance. By alleviating these psychological forces, this study contributes to a more advanced understanding of consumer behavior in the evolving experiential dining landscape.
I ristoranti pop-up offrono un’esperienza culinaria unica ed effimera, in cui le decisioni dei consumatori sono spesso guidate dalle emozioni piuttosto che da considerazioni puramente razionali. Questo studio esplora il ruolo delle emozioni anticipate nell’influenzare l’intenzione di visita, evidenziando come l’aspettativa di future sensazioni possa determinare le scelte dei consumatori ancor prima dell’esperienza stessa. Attraverso un modello di equazioni strutturali PLS-SEM, la ricerca mostra come diverse aspettative emotive - sia positive che negative - incidano sul processo decisionale, posizionando le emozioni anticipate come fattori chiave delle intenzioni comportamentali. I risultati offrono spunti interessanti per il mondo accademico e per il settore, fornendo una comprensione più approfondita dei meccanismi emotivi che motivano i consumatori nei contesti di ristorazione temporanea. Dal punto di vista manageriale, lo studio evidenzia come i gestori di ristoranti pop-up possano progettare esperienze in linea con le aspettative dei clienti, sfruttando l’anticipazione emotiva per aumentare il coinvolgimento e la partecipazione. Analizzando queste dinamiche psicologiche, la tesi contribuisce a una visione più articolata del comportamento del consumatore nel panorama in continua evoluzione della ristorazione esperienziale.
Anticipated emotions and consumer behavior in pop-up restaurants: the impact of regret and attitudes on dining intentions
ZHUKOVA, ANASTASIIA;SARVILOVA, TATIANA
2024/2025
Abstract
Pop-up restaurants create a unique and ephemeral dining experience, where consumer decisions are often shaped by emotions rather than purely rational considerations. This study investigates the role of anticipated emotions in influencing visit intentions, emphasizing how the expectation of future feelings can drive consumer choices before the experience even takes place. Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM), the research uncovers how different emotional expectations - both positive and negative - impact decision-making, positioning anticipated emotions as key determinants of behavioral intentions. The findings are beneficial to both practice and academia, offering more insight into the emotional processes that underpin consumers in temporary dining settings. Managerially, the study illustrates how pop-up restaurant operators can design experiences that respond to consumer needs, leveraging emotional anticipation to enhance engagement and attendance. By alleviating these psychological forces, this study contributes to a more advanced understanding of consumer behavior in the evolving experiential dining landscape.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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