Residents’ Perception and Support Before and After a Mega-Religious Event During COVID-19 in India
This study investigated residents’ perceptions, perceived risk, trust in government, and support for a mega-religious event during the COVID pandemic. The study was conducted in the setting of the Kumbh Mela, India’s largest peaceful gathering of Hindu pilgrims. The respondents in the survey rated t...
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| description | This study investigated residents’ perceptions, perceived risk, trust in government, and support for a mega-religious event during the COVID pandemic. The study was conducted in the setting of the Kumbh Mela, India’s largest peaceful gathering of Hindu pilgrims. The respondents in the survey rated thirty-two statements related to positive impact, negative impact, perceived risk, trust in government, and support for the mega-religious event. Levene’s test for equality of variances and an independent samples t-test were used to investigate differences in residents’ perception and support before and after the mega-religious event. The pre-event and post-event results indicate that respondents underestimated the risk of the COVID infection before the event. As the event progressed, the residents’ perception, trust in the government, and support for the event became unfavourable. Several implications are suggested for staging mega-events during a pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-74af107360da4ca5b5a6c434afdd81c92024-03-13T15:16:38ZengTechnological University DublinInternational Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage2009-73792023-03-0111110.21427/W5AK-H759Residents’ Perception and Support Before and After a Mega-Religious Event During COVID-19 in IndiaDevkant Kala0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4539-4608Dhani Chaubey1University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, IndiaUttaranchal University, IndiaThis study investigated residents’ perceptions, perceived risk, trust in government, and support for a mega-religious event during the COVID pandemic. The study was conducted in the setting of the Kumbh Mela, India’s largest peaceful gathering of Hindu pilgrims. The respondents in the survey rated thirty-two statements related to positive impact, negative impact, perceived risk, trust in government, and support for the mega-religious event. Levene’s test for equality of variances and an independent samples t-test were used to investigate differences in residents’ perception and support before and after the mega-religious event. The pre-event and post-event results indicate that respondents underestimated the risk of the COVID infection before the event. As the event progressed, the residents’ perception, trust in the government, and support for the event became unfavourable. Several implications are suggested for staging mega-events during a pandemic.https://arrow.tudublin.ie/ijrtp/vol11/iss1/2perceived risktrustmega-religious eventcovidindia |
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| title | Residents’ Perception and Support Before and After a Mega-Religious Event During COVID-19 in India |
| title_full | Residents’ Perception and Support Before and After a Mega-Religious Event During COVID-19 in India |
| title_fullStr | Residents’ Perception and Support Before and After a Mega-Religious Event During COVID-19 in India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Residents’ Perception and Support Before and After a Mega-Religious Event During COVID-19 in India |
| title_short | Residents’ Perception and Support Before and After a Mega-Religious Event During COVID-19 in India |
| title_sort | residents perception and support before and after a mega religious event during covid 19 in india |
| topic | perceived risk trust mega-religious event covid india |
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