Duelo del consumidor: comprendiendo cómo los consumidores afrontan la pérdida de experiencias extraordinarias

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Fernanda Scussel
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7953-6710
Maribel Carvalho Suarez
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9736-5273

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A pesar del interés en el papel del consumo en el proceso de duelo, el concepto de duelo del consumidor y el proceso que experimentan los consumidores cuando están en duelo siguen sin teorizarse. Considerando la disrupción provocada por la pandemia de COVID-19 y la necesidad de comprender cómo los consumidores responden a este escenario, este artículo tiene como objetivo conceptualizar el luto del consumidor, entendiendo los mecanismos creados por los consumidores para lidiar con la pérdida. En vista de la importancia de las experiencias extraordinarias y sus efectos transformadores sobre el cuerpo y el tejido social, en este estudio netnográfico exploramos la pérdida de una experiencia extraordinaria a partir de una investigación con corredores de maratón. Los consumidores afrontan la pérdida de la experiencia a través de un proceso compuesto por cinco mecanismos, mediados por las redes sociales, que les permiten revertir, replantear y restablecer la experiencia perdida. Los mecanismos de refutación, desesperación, abstención-compensación, transgresión y aceptación muestran cómo se comportan los consumidores en los diferentes momentos del duelo, permitiéndoles construir sus trayectorias en el proceso de duelo, de forma individual y colectiva. Como contribución, ampliamos la literatura sobre el duelo del consumidor enfocándonos en el concepto específico de duelo del consumidor, explicando los procesos que atraviesan los consumidores cuando enfrentan la pérdida de una experiencia. Adicionalmente, presentamos una perspectiva colectiva sobre el proceso de duelo, trasladando el análisis del duelo de un individuo o una unidad familiar a la socialización del duelo.

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Scussel, F., & Suarez, M. C. (2022). Duelo del consumidor: comprendiendo cómo los consumidores afrontan la pérdida de experiencias extraordinarias. Cadernos EBAPE.BR, 20(3), 339–351. https://doi.org/10.1590/1679-395120210046
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