Visitor Satisfaction and Place Attachment in National Parks
This study examines the relationships between visitor satisfaction and place attachment. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used to test competing models of visitor satisfaction and place attachment represented as a (i) unidimensional, (ii) first-order, and (iii) seco...
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Croatian National Tourist Board
2014
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| author | Smith, L. Ramkissoon, Haywantee Kneebone, S. |
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| description | This study examines the relationships between visitor satisfaction and place attachment. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used to test competing models of visitor satisfaction and place attachment represented as a (i) unidimensional, (ii) first-order, and (iii) second-order factor. Data were collected from a sample of 525 visitors at the Bruce Peninsula National Park, in the state of Ontario, Canada. Results indicate visitor satisfaction is a better predictor of place attachment as a second-order construct. Findings are discussed with respect to their applied and theoretical relevance. Practical applications of the study include strategies aimed at achieving optimum visitor satisfaction and promoting place attachment in national parks. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-76482017-09-13T14:33:46Z Visitor Satisfaction and Place Attachment in National Parks Smith, L. Ramkissoon, Haywantee Kneebone, S. Place attachment Visitor satisfaction National parks First- and second-order factor Unidimensional This study examines the relationships between visitor satisfaction and place attachment. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used to test competing models of visitor satisfaction and place attachment represented as a (i) unidimensional, (ii) first-order, and (iii) second-order factor. Data were collected from a sample of 525 visitors at the Bruce Peninsula National Park, in the state of Ontario, Canada. Results indicate visitor satisfaction is a better predictor of place attachment as a second-order construct. Findings are discussed with respect to their applied and theoretical relevance. Practical applications of the study include strategies aimed at achieving optimum visitor satisfaction and promoting place attachment in national parks. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7648 10.3727/108354214X14029467968402 Croatian National Tourist Board restricted |
| spellingShingle | Place attachment Visitor satisfaction National parks First- and second-order factor Unidimensional Smith, L. Ramkissoon, Haywantee Kneebone, S. Visitor Satisfaction and Place Attachment in National Parks |
| title | Visitor Satisfaction and Place Attachment in National Parks |
| title_full | Visitor Satisfaction and Place Attachment in National Parks |
| title_fullStr | Visitor Satisfaction and Place Attachment in National Parks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Visitor Satisfaction and Place Attachment in National Parks |
| title_short | Visitor Satisfaction and Place Attachment in National Parks |
| title_sort | visitor satisfaction and place attachment in national parks |
| topic | Place attachment Visitor satisfaction National parks First- and second-order factor Unidimensional |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7648 |