scholarly journals The Effect of Place Attachment on Overseas Students’ Tourism Ambassador Behavior: A Mediation Role of Life Satisfactionrdrd

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Wang ◽  
Ivan Ka Wai Lai ◽  
Xinyu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Student Life ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
Overseas Students ◽  
Place Dependence

Life satisfaction is a research hotspot in positive psychology in recent years. This study uses overseas students as subjects and attempts to examine the effect of place attachment and student life satisfaction on Mainland Chinese students’ word-of-mouth (WOM) recommendations and their Ambassador Behavioral (AB) intention. A survey was systematically conducted in six institutions in Macao. The results of 312 valid data indicate that place dependence has a positive influence on place identity; place identity and place dependence have a positive influence on student life satisfaction; student life satisfaction mediates the influence of the two dimensions of place attachment on WOM and AB intention. Recommendations are provided to improve overseas students’ life satisfaction in the study places. It helps to improve their sense of ownership and actively participate in the construction of the study places.

Place attachment and affinity: turning the Mainland Chinese students into “Word-of-Mouth Champions”

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Wang ◽  
Ivan Ka Wai Lai ◽  
Baoyi Song
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Word Of Mouth ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mainland Chinese ◽  
Mainland Chinese Students ◽  
Place Dependence

PurposeMainland Chinese students are the largest group of international students globally. The role of international students in destination marketing can be seen as “Word-of-Mouth Champions”. This study attempts to examine the effect of place attachment and affinity for Mainland Chinese students on generating word-of-mouth intention towards their place of study.Design/methodology/approachSix well-trained research assistants collected paper-based questionnaires in six institutions in Macao. They chose every tenth student who passed by to fill in the questionnaire at six locations in each institution. This study employed partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) to estimate the strength of causal relationship among place identity, place dependence, affinity and intention to word-of-mouth.FindingsThe results of the survey from 327 students in Macao indicate that place dependence, place identity and affinity drive Mainland Chinese students to provide word-of-mouth regarding Macao. Place dependence has a positive influence on place identity, and place identity has a positive influence on affinity with residents. However, place dependence has no significant direct effect on affinity.Practical implicationsEvidence from this study indicates the importance of students' word-of-mouth as they as sojourners, in particular, the students' place attachment and affinity for residents is critical to positive their Word-of-mouth on destinations. This research offers insights about the potential group which need require attention.Originality/valueThis study fills a research gap by exploring the relationship between place attachment and social distance in influencing Mainland Chinese students' behaviour, a relationship that has rarely been investigated in tourism research. Practical recommendations are provided to the governments, universities and education enterprises according to the results of the study. From both theoretical and practical perspectives, the findings from this study suggest promoting international students to turn into real “Word-of-Mouth Champions”.

scholarly journals Place Attachment and Environmentally Responsible Behavior: The Mediating Role of Destination Psychological Ownership

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6809
Author(s):  
Hui-Ming Kuo ◽  
Jung-Yao Su ◽  
Cheng-Hua Wang ◽  
Pinyapat Kiatsakared ◽  
Kuan-Yu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Place Attachment ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Psychological Ownership ◽  
Environmentally Responsible Behavior ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Responsible Behavior ◽  
Place Dependence ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
The Relationship

This study aimed to explore the relationship between place attachment and environmentally responsible behavior, and to verify the mediating role of destination psychological ownership in the above relationship. We surveyed scuba divers in Taiwan as the research subjects and obtained 361 valid questionnaires. After conducting a literature review and examining related theories, we proposed a theoretical model and used the structural equation model for analysis. The results showed that the overall model fitted well, place dependence directly affected place identity, and place dependence and place identity both positively and directly influenced environmentally responsible behavior. Furthermore, the testing showed that destination psychological ownership could play a mediating role on the relationship between place attachment and environmentally responsible behavior.

scholarly journals Tourists’ Motivation, Place Attachment, Satisfaction and Support Behavior for Festivals in the Migrant Region of China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. 5210
Author(s):  
Yunyao Zhang ◽  
Keun-Soo Park ◽  
HakJun Song
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Site Survey ◽  
Place Dependence ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire ◽  
High Effort

This study aimed to explore the relationships among tourist motivation, place attachment, satisfaction and support behavior for hosting festivals in the migrant region of China. A self-administered questionnaire was used to conduct an on-site survey and a second-order structural equation modeling (SEM) technique was employed. The results of the current study showed that visitors’ general festival motivations had a positive influence on their place attachment and satisfaction. Visitors’ theme-related motivations had a positive influence on their place identity and satisfaction. Place dependence and place identity also positively affected their low-effort support behavior. In addition, visitors’ place identity was a positive antecedent of their high-effort support behavior. Visitors’ place attachment had a positive influence on their satisfaction and visitors’ satisfaction positively affected their support behavior. This study encouraged festival organizers to become aware that place attachment performs an important role in attracting tourists, and nostalgia is one of the most important motivations for hosting festivals in the migrant region of China. As a result, this study provides crucial insights that organizers should pay attention to place attachment and place identity in order to satisfy visitors and support festival activities.

scholarly journals Do Local Landscape Elements Enhance Individuals’ Place Attachment to New Environments? A Cross-Regional Comparative Study in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 3100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qunyue Liu ◽  
Weicong Fu ◽  
Cecil van den Bosch ◽  
Yiheng Xiao ◽  
Zhipeng Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Urban Design ◽  
Physical Environment ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Landscape Elements ◽  
Place Dependence

Globalization and urbanization have made many Chinese cities lose their distinct characteristics and have led to emotional sense of loss for individuals. Place attachment, as encompassing place dependence and place identity, is the positive emotion that describes the psychological connections between people and a certain place. Many studies have indicated that people develop place attachment toward a certain place by long-term interaction with that place. However, few studies have demonstrated that place attachment might also be evoked by a landscape that looks familiar, but with which a person has not had long-term interactions. It is important to understand the role of place attachment in urban design, as neglecting place attachment can have a negative impact on the outcomes of urban planning and urban design. In this study we explored the contributions of local landscape elements to people’s place attachment to a new physical environment by means of a cross-regional comparative study. Three groups of respondents living in three different areas of China were chosen, and a photo-based approach was used to examine the association between local landscape elements and place attachment. The results indicate, first, that local landscapes positively contribute to residents’ place attachment. Next, an individual’s place attachment to new environments can be enhanced by adding familiar local landscape elements. Findings suggest that planners and designers can build stronger place attachment by integrating landscape elements that are familiar to people. This can have implications, for example, when creating links between newcomers and the new environments to which they have moved.

scholarly journals Place attachment, place identity and aesthetic appraisal of urban landscape

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 573-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Jaśkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Place Attachment ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Local Identity ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Attachment Place

Abstract As the aesthetic of the Polish cities became a topic of wider discussions, it is important to detect the potential role of human-place relations. Two studies (N = 185 & N = 196) were conducted to explore the relationship between place attachment, place identity and appraisal of urban landscape. Satisfaction with urban aesthetic was predicted by two dimensions of place attachment (place inherited and place discovered), local identity (on the trend level) and national-conservative identity. Place discovered and European identity were also predictors of visual pollution sensitivity. Place discovered is considered as more active type of attachment that permits both a positive bias concerning the aesthetics of one’s city, and a stronger criticism of the elements that can potentially violate the place’s landscape.

Place attachment and brand loyalty: the moderating role of customer experience in the restaurant setting

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Boadi Nyamekye ◽  
Diyawu Rahman Adam ◽  
Henry Boateng ◽  
John Paul Kosiba
Keyword(s):  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Emotional Response ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Place Dependence ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
Moderating Role

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to ascertain the effects of place attachment on brand loyalty. This study further ascertains whether the effects of emotion-based attachment on brand loyalty are stronger for customers who have a positive experience with a restaurant brand. Additionally, the authors investigate whether emotion-based attachment mediates the relationships between identity-based attachments, place dependence and brand loyalty in the restaurant setting.Design/methodology/approachThe authors administered the questionnaire to customers (diners) of restaurants in Ghana, and they were completed via a paper and pencil/pen approach. The authors tested their hypotheses using structural equation modeling.FindingsThe findings show that identity-based and emotion-based attachment enhances brand loyalty within a restaurant setting. The results also show that place dependence attachment promotes emotional bonding with restaurant brands. The study's findings also show that place dependence attachment does not have a direct and positive significant effect on brand loyalty except when an emotional response is produced.Originality/valuePlace attachment studies in a restaurant setting are rare. This study thus contributes to the place attachment literature in restaurants setting.

scholarly journals Examining the Relationships between Destination Image, Place Attachment, and Destination Loyalty in the Context of Night Markets

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu-Jen Chiang
Keyword(s):  
Place Attachment ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Destination Image ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Destination Loyalty ◽  
Place Dependence ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Significant Direct Effect ◽  
Night Markets

<p>This study investigates destination image, place attachment (including place dependence and place identity), and destination loyalty among visitors to night markets. A total of 474 effective questionnaires were collected from visitors to the three well-known Tainan night markets in Taiwan. Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were employed using Amos 18 for Windows. The empirical results showed that destination image has a significant direct effect on place dependence, place identity, and destination loyalty. Additionally, place identity is the antecedent that has an effect on destination loyalty. In the indirect effect, destination image mainly influenced destination loyalty through place identity. Practical implications and recommendations for further studies are also provided.</p>

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Place Attachment and Social Functioning in the Elderly

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pouya Farokhnezhad Afshar ◽  
◽  
Seyed Kazem Malakouti ◽  
Vahid Rashedi ◽  
Mehdi Ajri-khameslou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Functioning ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Function ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Place Dependence ◽  
The Relationship

Introduction: The worldchr('39')s elderly population is growing. Considering the importance of aging in place and the influence of it on lifestyle, this study investigates the relationship between place attachment and social functioning in the elderly. Method: This is a descriptive-analytical study. The study population included 400 elderly people in Tehran who were selected through Quota sampling. The data were collected through Place Attachment Scale and Social adaptation self-evaluation scale. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 22. Results: The participants consisted of 234 males (58.5%) and 166 females (41.5%). Their mean age was 66.31 ± 6 6.78 years. Dimensions of place identity (P < 0.001 and β = 0.23), place dependence (P = 0.001 and β = 0.17) and social relationships in neighborhoods (P = 0.001 and β = 0.19) explain dimensions of social function: the quality of activities and place dependence (β = 0.31, P < 0.001) and social relationships in neighborhoods (β = 0.22, P < 0.001) explain the relationships quality. Conclusion: According to the findings, place attachment is able to explain social function.

Setting Attributes and Revisit Intention as Mediated by Place Attachment

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (12) ◽  
pp. 1967-1981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-San Su ◽  
Chao-Chun Hsu ◽  
Cheng-Hung Huang ◽  
Lan-Fang Chang
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Revisit Intention ◽  
Linear Relationships ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Significant Mediator

We focused in this study on the linear relationships among satisfaction with setting attributes, revisit intention, and place attachment, and also investigated the role of place attachment as a mediator in the relationship between setting attributes and revisit behavioral intention. Sports tourists (N = 294) who participated in triathlon events were recruited using convenience sampling and completed questionnaires. The empirical results revealed that satisfaction with setting attributes positively affected place attachment, which positively affected revisit intention. Satisfaction with setting attributes exerted a positive influence on revisit intention. Place attachment was found to be a significant mediator in the relationship between satisfaction with setting attributes and revisit intention. Our results can be used as a basis for improving and advancing sports tourism strategies to create a competitive advantage.

The role of place identity and place attachment in breaking environmental protection laws

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo Hernández ◽  
Ana M. Martín ◽  
Cristina Ruiz ◽  
Ma del Carmen Hidalgo
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Place Attachment ◽  
Place Identity
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