id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-295715-d8zrn42r Kim, Jungkeun Effect of COVID-19 on Preference for Private Dining Facilities in Restaurants 2020-07-21 .txt text/plain 1932 123 57 Abstract The present research investigates the effect of the perceived threat of the virus on the preference for private dining facilities. Based on Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) (Elliot, 2006) theory, the contagion effect (Argo, Dahl, & Morales, 2006) , and crisis management theory (Barton, 1994) , in this paper we examine the effect of the salience of COVID-19 on the preference for restaurants with private dining facilities or private tables. The high perceived threat of the COVID-19 pandemic will increase preference for a restaurant with private rooms. Study 1 investigated the main prediction about the effect of the perceived threat of the virus on the attitude towards the private dining restaurant. This research note provided four empirical studies investigating the effect of the perceived threat or salience of the virus on the preference for the private dining restaurant or dining table. ./cache/cord-295715-d8zrn42r.txt ./txt/cord-295715-d8zrn42r.txt