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Psychological Antecedents of Intentions to Participate in Last Chance Tourism: Considering Complementary Theories
Psychological Antecedents of Intentions to Participate in Last Chance Tourism: Considering Complementary Theories
- Source :
- Journal of Travel Research. 61:1342-1357
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2021.
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Abstract
- Last chance tourism (LCT) has received significant attention within the academic literature and popular press because of its controversial nature of bringing travelers to threatened places. However, little theory has been applied to understand why travelers gravitate toward this controversial type of tourism. Hence, this work combines the value–belief–norm (VBN) model and theory of planned behavior (TPB) framework to explain intentions to participate in LCT. Survey data were collected from a national panel ( n = 436) of US travelers in 2019. A two-step modeling approach (confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling) was followed to examine psychometrics and hypothesized relationships between VBN constructs, TPB constructs, and intentions to participate in LCT. Of the 11 hypotheses examined, nine were supported, with both theories combining to explain 61% of the variance in travelers’ intentions. The TPB construct of “social norms” was the best predictor of LCT intentions, emphasizing the conspicuous nature of LCT’s influence on demand.
- Subjects :
- business.industry
05 social sciences
Geography, Planning and Development
Theory of planned behavior
Transportation
Popular press
Public relations
Structural equation modeling
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
0502 economics and business
Threatened species
050211 marketing
Sociology
business
050212 sport, leisure & tourism
Tourism
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15526763 and 00472875
- Volume :
- 61
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Travel Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........a173ebd43c94d60465fb9d618b499a01
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875211025097