Liu Yue, Lv Xingyang, Tang Ziyan
School of Sports Science and Physical Education, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
School of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Administration, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Pers Individ Dif. 2021 Oct;180:110972. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2021.110972. Epub 2021 May 4.
Quantified self refers to the process consumers collect, analyze to reflect, control, and optimize their behaviors, thus obtaining self-knowledge. Since the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives dramatically, this research aims to explore how mortality salience caused by COVID-19 affects people's quantified self behavior. The current study used an online survey and the experimental method to test multiple research hypotheses. The results indicated that mortality salience has a positive impact on quantified self; perceived control mediates the relationship between mortality salience and the quantified self, and social distance plays a moderating role between mortality salience and perceived control. The conclusions provide a new way to help people deal with anxiety and fear brought by the COVID-19, and enhance public health and well-being.
量化自我指的是消费者收集、分析以反思、控制和优化自身行为从而获得自我认知的过程。自新冠疫情极大地改变了我们的生活以来，本研究旨在探索由新冠疫情引发的死亡凸显如何影响人们的量化自我行为。当前研究采用在线调查和实验方法来检验多个研究假设。结果表明，死亡凸显对量化自我有积极影响；感知控制在死亡凸显和量化自我之间起中介作用，而社会距离在死亡凸显和感知控制之间起调节作用。这些结论为帮助人们应对新冠疫情带来的焦虑和恐惧、增进公众健康和福祉提供了一种新途径。
