Effects of perceived change of urban destination on destination attachment
The impact of urbanization on tourism is a widespread macroeconomic concern. However, few studies have explored the impact of destination urbanization on such individual tourist behavior as destination attachment. By developing an urbanization perception scale and analyzing tourists’ destination att...
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| author | Mei Huang Mei Huang Xiaojie Yang Xiaojie Yang Danping Liu Danping Liu Hedan Fang |
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| description | The impact of urbanization on tourism is a widespread macroeconomic concern. However, few studies have explored the impact of destination urbanization on such individual tourist behavior as destination attachment. By developing an urbanization perception scale and analyzing tourists’ destination attachment, this study provides empirical evidence for the micro-impact of urbanization. A sample of 825 repeat visitors of Chengdu, China, was included in the partial least squares-based structural modeling. The results of several tests show that the environmental changes caused by green urbanization positively impact tourists’ destination attachment. This study also examines the explanatory role of tourist experience satisfaction and behavior control in this relationship. The findings suggest that tourists’ experience of urban change is critical for the sticky marketing of tourist destinations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4122d0fdb0ad41a49e54507d6dca85172022-12-22T02:52:15ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-11-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.10224211022421Effects of perceived change of urban destination on destination attachmentMei Huang0Mei Huang1Xiaojie Yang2Xiaojie Yang3Danping Liu4Danping Liu5Hedan Fang6School of Management, Xihua University, Chengdu, ChinaResearch Institute of International of Economics and Management, Xihua University, Chengdu, ChinaResearch Institute of International of Economics and Management, Xihua University, Chengdu, ChinaSchool of Emergency Management, Xihua University, Chengdu, ChinaSchool of Management, Xihua University, Chengdu, ChinaResearch Institute of International of Economics and Management, Xihua University, Chengdu, ChinaResearch Institute of International of Economics and Management, Xihua University, Chengdu, ChinaThe impact of urbanization on tourism is a widespread macroeconomic concern. However, few studies have explored the impact of destination urbanization on such individual tourist behavior as destination attachment. By developing an urbanization perception scale and analyzing tourists’ destination attachment, this study provides empirical evidence for the micro-impact of urbanization. A sample of 825 repeat visitors of Chengdu, China, was included in the partial least squares-based structural modeling. The results of several tests show that the environmental changes caused by green urbanization positively impact tourists’ destination attachment. This study also examines the explanatory role of tourist experience satisfaction and behavior control in this relationship. The findings suggest that tourists’ experience of urban change is critical for the sticky marketing of tourist destinations.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1022421/fullperceived changedestination attachmenttravel experience satisfactionperceived behavioral controlurbanization of tourist destination |
| spellingShingle | Mei Huang Mei Huang Xiaojie Yang Xiaojie Yang Danping Liu Danping Liu Hedan Fang Effects of perceived change of urban destination on destination attachment Frontiers in Psychology perceived change destination attachment travel experience satisfaction perceived behavioral control urbanization of tourist destination |
| title | Effects of perceived change of urban destination on destination attachment |
| title_full | Effects of perceived change of urban destination on destination attachment |
| title_fullStr | Effects of perceived change of urban destination on destination attachment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of perceived change of urban destination on destination attachment |
| title_short | Effects of perceived change of urban destination on destination attachment |
| title_sort | effects of perceived change of urban destination on destination attachment |
| topic | perceived change destination attachment travel experience satisfaction perceived behavioral control urbanization of tourist destination |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1022421/full |
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