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    The nature of vicarious embarrassment

    Date
    2022-08-31
    Author
    Ziegler, Alexander H.
    Allen, Alexis M.
    Peloza, John
    Norris, J. Ian
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    Ziegler, A. H., Allen, A. M., Peloza, J., & Ian Norris, J. (2022). The nature of vicarious embarrassment. Journal of Business Research, 153, 355-364. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.08.038
    Abstract
    Extant literature suggests that a consumer who purchases a sensitive product will experience embarrassment if others, real or imagined, witness the purchase. However, the parallel embarrassment experienced by observers is largely absent in retailing and service literature. Across four studies, we validate the presence of vicarious embarrassment, as well as the underlying perspective-taking mechanism. The results show that observers experience embarrassment when imagining themselves as the actor. Furthermore, vicarious embarrassment leads to avoidance tendencies and negatively influences word of mouth toward retailers and service providers. Retailers can use interventions to restore both interactional and distributive justice to mitigate these consequences.
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    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2022.08.038
    https://soar.wichita.edu/handle/10057/23928
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