The relationship among tourists’ involvement, place attachment and interpretation satisfaction in Taiwan’s national parks

Hwang, Shiuh-Nan; Lee, Chuan; Chen, Huei-Ju

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2003.11.006

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“…Although some studies have demonstrated the links between place attachment and place satisfaction (e.g., Yuksel et al, 2010), further research is warranted to investigate the relationship between these two constructs. Evidence suggests that place attachment, conceptualised as place dependence, place identity (Hwang, Lee, & Chen, 2005;Prayag & Ryan, 2012) and place affect (Yuksel et al, 2010) may be significantly predictive of visitors' satisfaction. However, the association between place social bonding and place satisfaction is yet to be established in the literature (Ramkissoon et al, 2012).…”

Section: Place Satisfactionmentioning

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Testing the dimensionality of place attachment and its relationships with place satisfaction and pro-environmental behaviours: A structural equation modelling approach

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Testing the dimensionality of place attachment and its relationships with place satisfaction and pro-environmental behaviours: A structural equation modelling approach

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“…This is achieved through the concepts of place attachment (Hwang et al, 2005;Prayag & Ryan, 2012;Yuksel et al, 2010), place dependence (Yuksel et al, 2010) and personal involvement (Hwang et al, 2005;Prayag & Ryan, 2012). Recently, a number of authors adopt a self-congruence perspective (Bosnjak et al, 2011;Nam et al, 2011), while a few studies examine tourists' psychological characteristics, such as novelty seeking, as determinants of satisfaction (Petrick, 2002;Williams & Soutar, 2009).…”

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Consumer behaviour in tourism: Concepts, influences and opportunities

Cohen

Prayag

Moital

2013

Current Issues in Tourism

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Although consumer behaviour (CB) is one of the most researched areas in the field of tourism, few extensive reviews of the body of knowledge in this area exist. This review article examines what we argue are the key concepts, external influences and opportune research contexts in contemporary tourism CB research. Using a narrative review, we examine the CB literature published in three major tourism journals from 2000 to 2012. Of 519 articles identified and reviewed, 191 are included in this article. We examine the development of and scope for future research on nine key concepts, including decision-making, values, motivations, self-concept and personality, expectations, attitudes, perceptions, satisfaction, trust and loyalty. We then examine three important external influences on tourism behaviour, technology, Generation Y and the rise in concern over ethical consumption. Finally, we identify and discuss five research contexts that represent major areas for future scholarship: group and joint decision-making, under-researched segments, cross-cultural issues in emerging markets, emotions and consumer misbehaviour. Our examination of key research gaps is concluded by arguing that the hedonic and affective aspects of CB research in tourism must be brought to bear on the wider CB and marketing literature.Keywords: consumption; travel; behaviour; marketing; research agenda Introduction Consumer behaviour (CB) involves certain decisions, activities, ideas or experiences that satisfy consumer needs and wants (Solomon, 1996). It is 'concerned with all activities directly involved in obtaining, consuming and disposing of products and services, including the decision processes that precede and follow these actions' (Engel, Blackwell, & Miniard, 1995, p. 4). CB remains one of the most researched areas in the marketing and tourism fields, with the terms 'travel behaviour' or 'tourist behaviour' typically used to describe this area of inquiry. Few comprehensive reviews of the literature on CB concepts and models exist in the field of tourism. Exceptions include Moutinho (1993) who reviews the social and psychological influences on individual travel behaviour with the aim of developing a model of tourist behaviour and Dimanche and Havitz (1995) Tourism, 2014 Vol. 17, No. 10, 872 -909, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2013 four concepts (ego-involvement, loyalty and commitment, family decision-making and novelty-seeking) in an attempt to methodologically advance CB in tourism studies.A lack of comprehensive reviews is not only due to the extensive breadth of the topic area itself, but also because travel behaviour is generally considered as a continuous process that includes varied yet inter-correlated stages and concepts that cannot always be analysed separately (Mill & Morrison, 2002). Tourism researchers have reviewed individual concepts (e.g. Riley, Niininen, Szivas, & Willis, 2001, on loyalty), specific influences (e.g. Moutinho, 1993, on social influences on CB), and particular research contexts (e.g. Hong, Lee, L...

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“…Although some studies have demonstrated the links between place attachment and place satisfaction (e.g., Neal & Gursoy, 2008;Sirgy, 2010;Yuksel et al, 2010), there is a paucity of studies investigating the relationship between these two constructs. Studies show that place attachment, conceptualised as place dependence, place identity (Hwang, Lee & Chen, 2005;Prayag and Ryan, 2012) and place affect (Ramkissoon et al, in press;Yuksel et al, 2010) could be significantly predictive of visitors' satisfaction. Some evidence also suggests that place social bonding may exert an influence on place satisfaction (Ramkissoon et al, in press).…”

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Place attachment, place satisfaction and pro-environmental behaviour: a comparative assessment of multiple regression and structural equation modelling

Ramkissoon

Weiler

Smith

2013

Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events

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Using data collected from 452 visitors at the Dandenong Ranges National Park, Australia, this paper applies multiple regression and structural equation modelling (SEM) approaches to test the relationships between the respective sub-constructs of place attachment (place dependence, place identity, place affect, place social bonding), place satisfaction, and visitors' pro-environmental behavioural intentions. Findings revealed differences in strength and magnitude of the regression paths. The SEM analysis further reveals insignificant regression paths between place identity and place satisfaction, and place social bonding and low effort pro-environmental behavioural intentions in contrast to the multiple regression results. An empirical comparison of the MR and SEM results is expected to shed light on the application of these two powerful techniques in tourism research.

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The relationship among tourists’ involvement, place attachment and interpretation satisfaction in Taiwan’s national parks

Cited by 388 publications

References 40 publications

Testing the dimensionality of place attachment and its relationships with place satisfaction and pro-environmental behaviours: A structural equation modelling approach

Testing the dimensionality of place attachment and its relationships with place satisfaction and pro-environmental behaviours: A structural equation modelling approach

Consumer behaviour in tourism: Concepts, influences and opportunities

Place attachment, place satisfaction and pro-environmental behaviour: a comparative assessment of multiple regression and structural equation modelling

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