Research has neglected to consider the role residents’ feelings toward tourists play in formulating attitudes about tourism and development. Following a two-step process (i.e., establishing measurement model structural path model), Emotional Solidarity Scale (ESS) its factors were used predict levels of Tourism Impact Attitude (TIAS) factors. In confirming factor structure for each scale, both found have high internal consistency (through composite reliability maximal weighted alpha...

Residents and tourists within destinations are often portrayed as being separate from each other, possessing little in common. Such an approach can undermine the potential for a dynamic, intimate relationship to exist between residents tourists. This research offers theory of emotional solidarity, put forth by Emile Durkheim, theoretical framework examine In addition, series focus groups with coastal South Carolina county was conducted ascertain residents’ feelings about commonalities (i.e.,...

Adam C. Landona*, Kyle M. Woosnamb & B. Bynum Boleyba Illinois Natural History Survey, University of at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USAb Warnell School Forestry and Resources, Georgia, Athens, GA, USAAdam Landon is a postdoctoral research associate with the Survey Urbana-Champaign. His interests are primarily related to human dimensions natural resources, including environmental conservation psychology.Kyle Woosnam an professor within Resource Recreation Tourism program Georgia. He...

Hosting ethnically and culturally rich religious festivals provides visitors a glimpse into how sense of togetherness faith are not only established but strengthened through shared beliefs ritualistic behavior. This research examines visitors’ destination loyalty their emotional bonding with place, the solidarity they experience residents, perceived level safety. Based on data collected from 813 during Attur Church Feast in Karkala, India, results indicated that place attachment directly...

It is nearly impossible to consider a destination without also acknowledging its people as well the relationship visitors have with such residents. Employing hierarchical structure of image, this study examined how emotional solidarity along cognitive and affective image explain conative Greece among Serbian who had recently visited. Targeting Serbians living in Novi Sad, survey data were collected on-site through online means, resulting 401 completed questionnaires for analysis. Structural...

Though the tourism literature has experienced no shortage of research surrounding residents’ attitudinal support for and development, seldom work focused on behavioral intentions support, especially taking into consideration perceived relationship with tourists. That said, aim this study is to formulate a model that incorporates emotional solidarity theory planned behavior constructs gauge tourism. To test proposed relationships between solidarity, tourism, control, subjective norms, data...

Many studies have modeled several different concepts to explain destination loyalty; however, none integrated place-oriented (e.g., image, place attachment) and people-oriented cultural distance, social emotional solidarity) for their relative influences on loyalty. The current study tested the influence of image (place-oriented) perceived distances (people-oriented) as antecedents attachment solidarity Survey data collected from both domestic ( n=260) international n=250) visitors a city in...

Generation Z (Gen Z) is widely considered the most eco-conscious generation. Nonetheless, there a dearth of empirical research on this generation’s pro-environmental travel behaviour. To address gap, present aims to investigate interplay values (egoistic, biospheric, altruistic) and ascribed responsibility in driving behaviour Gen through moderating role green consumption values. Data were collected from 362 British tourists using structured questionnaire analysed SmartPLS. Results revealed...

While it can prove easy to conceptualize of the relationship between residents and tourists as “us versus them,” devalues potential for intimate relationships exist, whereby have many things in common. The theory emotional solidarity aid explaining such an relationship. Developing framework from previous qualitative work, purpose this study is formulate validate scales corresponding constructs Durkheim’s theoretical solidarity. Following two initial stages pilot testing, each scale included...

This study proposes a theoretical model integrating two lines of tourism research: emotional solidarity and destination loyalty. In order to test the proposed model, survey visitors Cape Verde islands was undertaken. Structural equation modeling moderated mediation analysis were implemented assess relationships involving visitors’ with residents, satisfaction, The three dimensions considered in study: feeling welcomed, sympathetic understanding, closeness. Results indicate that welcomed...

Prior research regarding residents and tourists has focused on their commonalities interactions occurring on-site. What is missing from the literature an examination of as information sources to potential tourists. Online travel communities offer such a viable venue. This study two main purposes. The first examine influence may have decisions identify types they influence. second compare with other online community members (i.e., experienced travelers). Treemapper used country forums,...

The purpose of this study was to test the theoretical framework emotional solidarity in seeking better explain dynamic, complex relationships existing between residents and tourists. Measurement structural models pertaining were simultaneously estimated, both which deemed have good model fit based on incremental absolute indices. Three antecedent constructs (i.e., shared beliefs, behavior, interaction) all found be significant predictors solidarity, explaining approximately 33% variance...

In the context of resident and tourist relationships in a destination, perspectives former are rarely considered. This is likely function continued attention paid to studies focusing on addressing sociocultural impacts tourism. work examines relationship as perceived by tourists, utilizing theoretical framework emotional solidarity. Confirmatory factor analysis was used examine structure four constructs (i.e., shared beliefs, behavior, interaction, solidarity) within Durkheim’s model. works...

In light of the recent conflicts in Carthage over land use, cultural heritage preservation, and sustainable tourism, this work utilized a value-belief-norm (VBN) theoretical framework to consider psychological antecedents residents’ behavioral intentions support tourism. As such, personal values, worldview, awareness consequences, ascription responsibility, subjective norms were considered Data collected from 475 residents nine neighborhoods adjacent UNESCO World Heritage Sites using an...

With resident empowerment widely recognized as a prerequisite for sustainable tourism development, this study tested how residents' perceived knowledge of affects their perceptions psychological, social, and political through tourism, these, in turn, lead to action regarding using Rocha's (1997 Rocha, E. M. (1997). A ladder empowerment. Journal Planning Education Research, 17(1), 31–44. doi:10.1177/0739456X9701700104[Crossref], [Web Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) theory Rocha conceptualized...

Abstract This study explores how familiarity and attachment, along with cognitive affective image explain destination loyalty across visitors divergent degrees of frequency visitation (low vs. high). Serbians ( n = 401) who have previously visited Greece comprised the sample population for this were surveyed using a self‐administered questionnaire. Findings reveal that overall shapes image, while each component uniquely explains R 2 0.51). Differences also exist in magnitude relationships...

Despite an influx of ecotourism research since the term was first coined, it is still not entirely clear why tourists choose over other tourism experiences. While most previous literature assumes that preferred by travelers for moral reasons, emerging evidence suggests opportunities to project one's social status are increasingly salient factors in decision-making about travel. This article compares relative influence two possible predictors intention: environmental values (measured through...