GONG Yuanyuan
   Department   Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University  College of International Management
   Position   Associate Professor
Language English
Publication Date 2026/01
Type Research paper
Peer Review Peer reviewed
Title Customer Responses to Service Robot Anthropomorphism: An Integrative Perspective Based on Social Cognition and Intergroup Threat Theories
Contribution Type Joint Work
Journal Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management
Journal TypeAnother Country
Publisher Taylor & Francis
International coauthorship International coauthorship
Author and coauthor Junbang LAN, Yun YANG, Yuanyuan GONG, Ziyun ZHU
Details ABDC List: A
Path analysis of data collected from 471 hotel customers reveals that anthropomorphism positively influences customers’ willingness to pay more, mediated by perceived warmth and competence. In contrast, anthropomorphism negatively influences customers’willingness to use service robots, mediated by perceived psychological risk and perceived human identity threat.
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/19368623.2026.2614409