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Author: | Gross, M.J. Brown, G. |
Title: | An empirical structural model of tourist and places: Progressing involvement and place attachment into tourism |
Journal: | Tourism Management
2008 : DEC, VOL. 29:6, p. 1141-1151 |
Index terms: | tourism experience attitudes |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | In the leisure literature, research which examines the relationship between involvement and place attachment has started to emerge. This paper reports the findings of a study, which applied these constructs within a tourism context. A survey was conducted with tourists in five South Australian tourism regions. This survey measured respondents' attitudes towards tourism experiences in South Australia. Involvement was conceptualised as a multidimensional construct consisting of four dimensions: attraction, centrality to lifestyle, self expression and food&wine. Place attachment was also conceptualised as a multidimensional construct of place dependence and place identity. The findings revealed that the combined use of involvement and place attachment is applicable in tourism. |
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