Considering emotional solidarity and the theory of planned behavior in explaining behavioral intentions to support tourism development

Erul, Emrullah; Woosnam, Kyle M.; McIntosh, Wm. Alex

doi:10.1080/09669582.2020.1726935

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“…However, it also raises questions about whether emotional solidarity may engender a sense of social segregation between tourists that follow plant-based diets and the wider local community. Moghavvemi et al's (2017) concept of emotional solidarity is clearly evident in this analysis as these tourists' willingness and increased levels of satisfaction by supporting plant-based businesses are stark (Erul et al, 2020;Woosnam et al, 2020). This has implications on the tourists' planned behaviour (Hsu & Scott, 2020;Zhang et al, 2019) rooted in their personal normative beliefs (Stylos et al, 2016):…”

Section: Images Of Emotional Solidaritymentioning

confidence: 89%

“…They define this notion as 'the affective bonds individuals experience with one another, often characterized by a degree of closeness ' (p. 918). This sense of togetherness (Erul, Woosnam, & McIntosh, 2020;Moghavvemi, Woosnam, Paramanathan, Musa, & Hamzah, 2017) may result in the development of social capital, which enables a specific type of activity to function effectively (Moscardo, Konovalov, Murphy, McGehee, & Schurmann, 2017). Ribeiro, Woosnam, Pinto, and Silva (2018) assert that this can potentially bridge gaps between tourist interests and other stakeholder groups including resident communities (Bertella, Cavicchi, & Bentini, 2018;Stylidis et al, 2020;Yang, 2016).…”

Section: Destination Imagementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This surfaces as an important influence on the tourists' planned behaviour, which is clearly a conative response to their dietary requirements (Levitt et al, 2019). This behaviour and responses result in images of authentic scenes, places and people (Erul et al, 2020). And all of these have the potential of yielding emotional elicitation resulting in place attachment and memorable experiences (Kim & Kerstetter, 2016;Sthapit et al, 2017;Stylos et al, 2017).…”

Section: Images Off-the-beaten-trackmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Plant-based diets and destination image: a holistic approach

Guachalla

2021

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

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A growing number of individuals in contemporary society follow a plant-based diet due to discourse and debates around the environmental impacts, the treatment of animals and healthrelated issues associated with animal agriculture. At the same time, food is regarded as a gateway to experience authentic elements of local cultures, traditions and heritage. This raises questions about the influence that plant-based diets that strictly exclude all forms of produce derived from animals exerts on the tourist's destination image development process. Current studies on destination image argue that these images can be framed from the cognitive (knowledge), affective (emotional) and conative (behavioural) perspectives. Hence, this research aims to understand how following a plant-based diet for environmental, ethical and health reasons influences tourists' destination images from the cognitive, affective and conative dimensions. To this end, a qualitative social constructivist approach was adopted and 20 semi-structured interviews with tourists who follow strict plant-based diets were conducted using a combination of a simple random sample and a snowball sampling approach. Findings indicate that these diets stimulate destination images of social belonging (affective), images off-the-beaten-track (conative), images of cosmopolitanism (cognitive) and images of emotional solidarity (conative) rooted in these tourists' personal normative beliefs.

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Section: Images Of Emotional Solidaritymentioning

confidence: 89%

Section: Destination Imagementioning

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Plant-based diets and destination image: a holistic approach

Guachalla

2021

Journal of Tourism and Cultural Change

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“…Hence, positive images and knowledge acquisition that derive in tourist loyalty strengthen the social bond between tourists and resident communities in what can be understood as social capital development (Moscardo et al, 2017) as defined by the OECD (2001). Ribeiro et al (2018) propose that this sense of 'togetherness' has the potential of bridging gaps between tourists' and local residents' interests (Bertella et al, 2018;Yang, 2016) leading to a more harmonious and socially sustainable tourism development (Erul et al, 2020). Kim and Kerstetter (2016) discuss the importance of multisensory stimulation in destination image formation rooted in different levels of exposure to sounds, sights and other differential attributes of a destination.…”

Section: Cultural Capital and Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cultural capital and destination image: Insights from the Opera House tourist

Guachalla¹

2021

IJTC

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Purpose This paper aims to identify the factors that foster an interest in opera and Opera Houses as a specific form of cultural capital and how the Opera House tourist constructs images of destinations from the cognitive, affective and conative dimensions. Design/methodology/approach A social constructivist methodology was adopted, and data was captured through online qualitative questionnaires from 226 Opera House tourists using a simple random sampling approach. These enquired about the development of their interest in opera and Opera Houses and the influence this exerts on their destination image formation process. Findings This form of cultural capital is mainly developed by exposure to art forms through family, social and further reference groups. Opera Houses project cognitive images of cosmopolitanism, affective images of social belonging and conative images of further opportunities to experience culture and leisure fostering destination loyalty and place attachment. Research limitations Productions of both opera and ballet are staged at Opera Houses, opening avenues for further research on either the opera or ballet tourist markets specifically using case studies across the ample spectrum of Opera Houses around the world. Practical implications In addition to the visual appeal and quality of cultural produce, tourism practitioners can use an Opera House’s projected affective images of social cohesion and togetherness to attract the Opera House tourist market. Opera Houses enrich a destination’s visual and cultural landscapes, cementing the need to preserve and promote their contributions to the destination’s cultural identity. Social implications This study highlights the need for cultural policy and audience development strategies that cultivate this type of cultural capital resulting in demand for and supply of cultural products that in turn stimulate the development of this niche cultural tourism market segment. Originality/value To the best of author’s knowledge, this is the first study that has approached the Opera House tourist from the destination image formation context.

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“…Results obtained from this research will contribute careful planning on the part of destination marketing organizations. Erul et al (2020) stated that Emotional Solidarity Scale (ESS) was used as a predictive variable in many studies (Hasani et al, 2016; Li & Wan, 2017; Ribeiro et al, 2018; Simpson & Simpson, 2017; Woosnam, 2012; Woosnam et al, 2015); however, only a few studies (Li & Wan, 2017; Woosnam, 2011; Woosnam et al, 2009) used it as a dependent variable. In this study, “welcoming nature”, which is one of the dimensions of ESS, was used as a dependent variable.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effect of place personality on resident welcoming tourist through positive and negative impacts of tourism

Unurlu

2020

Journal of Tourism Research

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The aim of this study is to identify residents' place personality attitudes regarding the place in which they live and to determine the effects of this attitude on attitudes to positive and negative impacts of tourism and residents' welcoming of tourists. Results of the analysis reveal that the sincerity and excitement dimensions of place personality affected residents welcoming tourists through attitudes to positive impacts of tourism; however, the sophistication dimension affected residents welcoming tourists through attitudes to negative impacts of tourism. Additionally, the influence of the sophistication dimension on attitudes to negative impacts of tourism is relatively higher.

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Considering emotional solidarity and the theory of planned behavior in explaining behavioral intentions to support tourism development

Cited by 135 publications

References 59 publications

Plant-based diets and destination image: a holistic approach

Plant-based diets and destination image: a holistic approach

Cultural capital and destination image: Insights from the Opera House tourist

The effect of place personality on resident welcoming tourist through positive and negative impacts of tourism

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