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Bernardo Hernandez - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Place Attachment and Place identity in israeli cities the influence of city size
Cities, 2015Co-Authors: Hernan Casakin, Bernardo Hernandez, Cristina RuizAbstract:A major limitation of most urban and environmental studies dealing with Place Attachment and Place identity is that they are mostly restricted to neighborhood. There is a general assumption that neighborhood is the fundamental category of analysis to study Attachment and identity. However, except for a few studies focusing on environments such as dwellings, other spatial scales still need to be explored. This gap exists despite the fact that the intensity of Attachment and identity bonds established with Place are supposedly affected by the size of the environment. In order to explore differences in the relation between the two bonds and the size of the environment, we carried out a study in neighborhoods and cities. We further investigated possible differences in Place Attachment and Place identity between residents who were born in the city and residents originally from other cities. The sample involved 208 participants (54.8% natives and 45.2% from other cities). Results showed a higher level of Attachment and identity to city than to neighborhood. Place Attachment was higher in large and small-sized cities than in medium-sized. Place identity, on the other hand, was greater in large rather than in small and medium-sized cities. In addition, a positive correlation was found between the two bonds and the length of residence in the city. However, having been born in the city or not did not affect the intensity of bonds with Place. Implications for urban planning are suggested.
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emotions and coping strategies during an episode of volcanic activity and their relations to Place Attachment
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2014Co-Authors: Cristina Ruiz, Bernardo HernandezAbstract:Most studies on natural disasters have focused on physical and psychological health consequences or risk perception, paying little attention to variables associated with bonds to Place. In order to study these types of variable, 265 people from different towns on the island of El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain) were interviewed individually during the volcanic process that took Place on the island between September and December 2011. This interview set out to assess the emotions they experienced, the coping strategies they used and the changes in Place Attachment, Place identity and perceived restorativeness. Levels of fear, anger, loss and active confrontation were higher in the town nearest the volcanic process than in other towns on the island. A greater impact on the perceived restorativeness of Place and Place Attachment also occurred in this town. Multiple regression analysis revealed that changes in Place Attachment are related to feelings of loss.
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the role of Place identity and Place Attachment in breaking environmental protection laws
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2010Co-Authors: Bernardo Hernandez, Ana M Martin, Cristina Ruiz, Ma Del Carmen HidalgoAbstract:Abstract Place identity and Place Attachment have been related to several environmental variables such as appropriation, residential satisfaction, physical care taken of the neighbourhood, restorativeness, environmental attitudes and, especially, pro-environmental behaviour. However, the role of Place identity and Place Attachment has not been analyzed in relation to anti-ecological behaviours such as transgressions of environmental protection laws. The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship of Place identity, Place Attachment and environmental attitudes to the personal and social norms that explain the likelihood of illegal behaviours against the environment. The sample was composed of men and women, aged from 19 to 70 years, who were resident in rural, urban or tourist areas of a territory under high environmental protection. The strongest predictor of environmental transgression is personal norms, whereas Place identity and Place Attachment have no direct relation with future transgression or personal norms. Place identity influences environmental attitudes and social norms, which are both antecedents of personal norms. The results led us to reconsider the efficacy of interventions aimed at encouraging compliance with environmental laws by only emphasizing individuals' bonds with the environment, and the need to extend the study of the role of personal and social norms in environmental protection.
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Place Attachment AND Place IDENTITY IN NATIVES AND NON-NATIVES
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2007Co-Authors: Bernardo Hernandez, M. Carmen Hidalgo, M. Esther Salazar-laplace, Stephany HessAbstract:Place Attachment is an affective bond that people establish with specific areas where they prefer to remain and where they feel comfortable and safe. Place identity, however, has been defined as a component of personal identity, a process by which, through interaction with Places, people describe themselves in terms of belonging to a specific Place. Most research has observed positive correlations between these variables in populations that have maintained ongoing interactions over long periods of time. This work presents two studies in which we compare Place Attachment to Place identity in samples differentiated according to birthPlace and length of residence, and the magnitude of these bonds to different Places. The results of the first study revealed differences between intensity of Attachment and identity depending on Place of origin and Place assessed. The second study found that identity and Attachment tend to coincide in natives, while individuals from other Places give higher scores for Attachment than for identity. Results from the two studies have enabled us to consider that Place Attachment develops before Place identity, at least in the case of the non-natives. Both studies reveal that bonds are stronger with the city than with the neighbourhood, but that Attachment and identity with the island are stronger than either of them.
Manuel Alector Ribeiro - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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visitors loyalty to religious tourism destinations considering Place Attachment emotional experience and religious affiliation
Tourism Management Perspectives, 2020Co-Authors: Vidya Patwardhan, Kyle M Woosnam, Manuel Alector Ribeiro, Valsaraj Payini, Jyothi MallyaAbstract:This study investigates the influence of visitors' Place Attachment and emotional experience on destination loyalty. Furthermore, religious affiliation was examined as a moderator within the model. Survey data from Attur Feast attendees (n = 812) were analysed using a series of multiple regression analyses to test proposed hypotheses. Visitors' emotional experiences were found to mediate the effect of Place Attachment dimensions (i.e., Place identity and Place dependence) on loyalty. Additionally, visitors' religious affiliation was found to moderate Place Attachment and emotional experience effects on destination loyalty. Furthermore, visitors' religious affiliation moderates only the indirect effect of Place dependence on destination loyalty via emotional experience and this effect was strongest for Christian visitors compared to Hindu or Muslim visitors. In sum, we found that perceived emotional experiences mediate the relationship between Place Attachment and destination loyalty. Implications, limitations and directions for future research are offered.
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the influence of Place Attachment on social distance examining mediating effects of emotional solidarity and the moderating role of interaction
Journal of Travel Research, 2020Co-Authors: Kayode D Aleshinloye, Kyle M Woosnam, Manuel Alector Ribeiro, Asli D A TasciAbstract:Building on common identity theory and intergroup contact theory, this study sought to further understanding of people–Place relationships by developing a holistic theoretical model to scrutinize Place Attachment as an antecedent of social distance, mediated by emotional solidarity and moderated by frequency of contact between tourists and residents. Visitor data analyzed with SEM revealed that Place dependence is a significant predictor of social distance given it affects affinity positively and avoidance negatively, both of which are mediated by the three dimensions of emotional solidarity. Furthermore, the mediated relationships (via emotional solidarity) between Place Attachment and social distance vary by level of visitors’ frequency of interaction with residents. This study expands current theorization by examining the merits of emotional solidarity as an affective link in a tourist cognitive-behavioral model. From a practical standpoint, DMOs need to understand these construct linkages and include residents in their marketing strategies to increase repeat visitation.
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visitors Place Attachment and destination loyalty examining the roles of emotional solidarity and perceived safety
Journal of Travel Research, 2020Co-Authors: Vidya Patwardhan, Kyle M Woosnam, Manuel Alector Ribeiro, Valsaraj Payini, Jyothi Mallya, Parvadhavardhini GopalakrishnanAbstract:Hosting ethnically and culturally rich religious festivals provides visitors a glimpse into how a sense of togetherness and faith are not only established but strengthened through shared beliefs and ritualistic behavior. This research examines visitors’ destination loyalty through their emotional bonding with Place, the emotional solidarity they experience with residents, and their perceived level of safety. Based on data collected from 813 visitors during the Attur Church Feast in Karkala, India, the results indicated that Place Attachment directly influences loyalty and two dimensions of emotional solidarity and, in turn, emotional solidarity has a positive effect on loyalty. Additionally, it was found that emotional solidarity partially mediates the effect of Place Attachment on destination loyalty. Finally, employing a moderated mediation analysis, visitor level of perceived safety at the festival partially moderated the indirect effect of Place Attachment on destination loyalty through emotional solidarity.
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social determinants of Place Attachment at a world heritage site
Tourism Management, 2018Co-Authors: Kyle M Woosnam, Kayode D Aleshinloye, Manuel Alector Ribeiro, Dimitrios Stylidis, Jingxian Jiang, Emrullah ErulAbstract:Abstract While the work on Place Attachment is extensive, it neglects to focus on residents' and tourists' perspectives of the construct concurrently. Additionally, the role that social factors play in forging Attachment to Place is lacking within the tourism literature. This work focuses on whether residents' (n = 469) and tourists' (n = 461) degree of Place Attachment at the Osun Oshogbo Cultural Festival (Nigeria) were significantly different. Examining the psychometric properties of the Place Attachment scale in an international context was a second aim. The final purpose of this work was to assess whether social factors (i.e., frequency of interaction and emotional closeness) between residents and tourists could explain the resulting CFA Place Attachment factors. MANOVA results revealed tourists demonstrated a significantly higher degree of Attachment. Each social determinant predicted the Attachment factors for both samples, with the two independent variables explaining higher degrees of variance among residents.
Kyle M Woosnam - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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visitors loyalty to religious tourism destinations considering Place Attachment emotional experience and religious affiliation
Tourism Management Perspectives, 2020Co-Authors: Vidya Patwardhan, Kyle M Woosnam, Manuel Alector Ribeiro, Valsaraj Payini, Jyothi MallyaAbstract:This study investigates the influence of visitors' Place Attachment and emotional experience on destination loyalty. Furthermore, religious affiliation was examined as a moderator within the model. Survey data from Attur Feast attendees (n = 812) were analysed using a series of multiple regression analyses to test proposed hypotheses. Visitors' emotional experiences were found to mediate the effect of Place Attachment dimensions (i.e., Place identity and Place dependence) on loyalty. Additionally, visitors' religious affiliation was found to moderate Place Attachment and emotional experience effects on destination loyalty. Furthermore, visitors' religious affiliation moderates only the indirect effect of Place dependence on destination loyalty via emotional experience and this effect was strongest for Christian visitors compared to Hindu or Muslim visitors. In sum, we found that perceived emotional experiences mediate the relationship between Place Attachment and destination loyalty. Implications, limitations and directions for future research are offered.
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the influence of Place Attachment on social distance examining mediating effects of emotional solidarity and the moderating role of interaction
Journal of Travel Research, 2020Co-Authors: Kayode D Aleshinloye, Kyle M Woosnam, Manuel Alector Ribeiro, Asli D A TasciAbstract:Building on common identity theory and intergroup contact theory, this study sought to further understanding of people–Place relationships by developing a holistic theoretical model to scrutinize Place Attachment as an antecedent of social distance, mediated by emotional solidarity and moderated by frequency of contact between tourists and residents. Visitor data analyzed with SEM revealed that Place dependence is a significant predictor of social distance given it affects affinity positively and avoidance negatively, both of which are mediated by the three dimensions of emotional solidarity. Furthermore, the mediated relationships (via emotional solidarity) between Place Attachment and social distance vary by level of visitors’ frequency of interaction with residents. This study expands current theorization by examining the merits of emotional solidarity as an affective link in a tourist cognitive-behavioral model. From a practical standpoint, DMOs need to understand these construct linkages and include residents in their marketing strategies to increase repeat visitation.
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visitors Place Attachment and destination loyalty examining the roles of emotional solidarity and perceived safety
Journal of Travel Research, 2020Co-Authors: Vidya Patwardhan, Kyle M Woosnam, Manuel Alector Ribeiro, Valsaraj Payini, Jyothi Mallya, Parvadhavardhini GopalakrishnanAbstract:Hosting ethnically and culturally rich religious festivals provides visitors a glimpse into how a sense of togetherness and faith are not only established but strengthened through shared beliefs and ritualistic behavior. This research examines visitors’ destination loyalty through their emotional bonding with Place, the emotional solidarity they experience with residents, and their perceived level of safety. Based on data collected from 813 visitors during the Attur Church Feast in Karkala, India, the results indicated that Place Attachment directly influences loyalty and two dimensions of emotional solidarity and, in turn, emotional solidarity has a positive effect on loyalty. Additionally, it was found that emotional solidarity partially mediates the effect of Place Attachment on destination loyalty. Finally, employing a moderated mediation analysis, visitor level of perceived safety at the festival partially moderated the indirect effect of Place Attachment on destination loyalty through emotional solidarity.
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the role of Place Attachment in developing emotional solidarity with residents
Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research, 2018Co-Authors: Kyle M Woosnam, Kayode D Aleshinloye, Marianna Strzelecka, Emrullah ErulAbstract:As the body of work concerning emotional solidarity between residents and tourists continues to grow within the tourism literature, little focus has been Placed on how the setting factors into such relationships. Using the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove (a UNESCO World Heritage Site in southwestern Nigeria) as a study site, this research examines the role visitors’ Attachment to the Place plays in explaining their perceived solidarity with area residents. From confirmatory factor analysis, a measurement model was established, which revealed strong psychometric properties for the two Place Attachment factors (i.e., Place identity and Place dependence) and the three emotional solidarity factors (i.e., feeling welcomed, emotional closeness, and sympathetic understanding). Structural equation modeling demonstrated that each of the Place Attachment factors explained a high degree of variance (e.g., R2 ranging between 45% and 54%) in visitors’ emotional solidarity with residents. Implications and future research oppo...
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social determinants of Place Attachment at a world heritage site
Tourism Management, 2018Co-Authors: Kyle M Woosnam, Kayode D Aleshinloye, Manuel Alector Ribeiro, Dimitrios Stylidis, Jingxian Jiang, Emrullah ErulAbstract:Abstract While the work on Place Attachment is extensive, it neglects to focus on residents' and tourists' perspectives of the construct concurrently. Additionally, the role that social factors play in forging Attachment to Place is lacking within the tourism literature. This work focuses on whether residents' (n = 469) and tourists' (n = 461) degree of Place Attachment at the Osun Oshogbo Cultural Festival (Nigeria) were significantly different. Examining the psychometric properties of the Place Attachment scale in an international context was a second aim. The final purpose of this work was to assess whether social factors (i.e., frequency of interaction and emotional closeness) between residents and tourists could explain the resulting CFA Place Attachment factors. MANOVA results revealed tourists demonstrated a significantly higher degree of Attachment. Each social determinant predicted the Attachment factors for both samples, with the two independent variables explaining higher degrees of variance among residents.
Jyothi Mallya - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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visitors loyalty to religious tourism destinations considering Place Attachment emotional experience and religious affiliation
Tourism Management Perspectives, 2020Co-Authors: Vidya Patwardhan, Kyle M Woosnam, Manuel Alector Ribeiro, Valsaraj Payini, Jyothi MallyaAbstract:This study investigates the influence of visitors' Place Attachment and emotional experience on destination loyalty. Furthermore, religious affiliation was examined as a moderator within the model. Survey data from Attur Feast attendees (n = 812) were analysed using a series of multiple regression analyses to test proposed hypotheses. Visitors' emotional experiences were found to mediate the effect of Place Attachment dimensions (i.e., Place identity and Place dependence) on loyalty. Additionally, visitors' religious affiliation was found to moderate Place Attachment and emotional experience effects on destination loyalty. Furthermore, visitors' religious affiliation moderates only the indirect effect of Place dependence on destination loyalty via emotional experience and this effect was strongest for Christian visitors compared to Hindu or Muslim visitors. In sum, we found that perceived emotional experiences mediate the relationship between Place Attachment and destination loyalty. Implications, limitations and directions for future research are offered.
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visitors Place Attachment and destination loyalty examining the roles of emotional solidarity and perceived safety
Journal of Travel Research, 2020Co-Authors: Vidya Patwardhan, Kyle M Woosnam, Manuel Alector Ribeiro, Valsaraj Payini, Jyothi Mallya, Parvadhavardhini GopalakrishnanAbstract:Hosting ethnically and culturally rich religious festivals provides visitors a glimpse into how a sense of togetherness and faith are not only established but strengthened through shared beliefs and ritualistic behavior. This research examines visitors’ destination loyalty through their emotional bonding with Place, the emotional solidarity they experience with residents, and their perceived level of safety. Based on data collected from 813 visitors during the Attur Church Feast in Karkala, India, the results indicated that Place Attachment directly influences loyalty and two dimensions of emotional solidarity and, in turn, emotional solidarity has a positive effect on loyalty. Additionally, it was found that emotional solidarity partially mediates the effect of Place Attachment on destination loyalty. Finally, employing a moderated mediation analysis, visitor level of perceived safety at the festival partially moderated the indirect effect of Place Attachment on destination loyalty through emotional solidarity.
Tienming Cheng - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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how do environmental knowledge environmental sensitivity and Place Attachment affect environmentally responsible behavior an integrated approach for sustainable island tourism
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2015Co-Authors: Tienming ChengAbstract:Previous studies have explored tourists’ environmentally responsible behavior (ERB) from the perspectives of individual commitment, attractiveness, and involvement. This study approaches from the standpoint of environmental knowledge (EK); it probes tourists’ behavior to facilitate sustainable tourism development, and constructs a sustainable island tourism development model by integrating EK, environmental sensitivity, Place Attachment, and ERB. Four hundred and seventy seven tourists visiting the Penghu Islands, Taiwan, were surveyed. Structural equation modeling was used to determine the relationships among the variables and the mediating effects. Results indicate that higher levels of tourists’ EK about the Penghu Islands are associated with stronger environmental sensitivity; environmental sensitivity which tourists have for island tourism is positively associated with Place Attachment. The extent of Place Attachment of Penghu as perceived by tourists is also positively associated with stronger ERB. ...
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the influence of Place Attachment on the relationship between destination attractiveness and environmentally responsible behavior for island tourism in penghu taiwan
Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 2013Co-Authors: Tienming Cheng, Homer C Wu, Lomin HuangAbstract:This study examines the causal relationships between Place Attachment, destination attractiveness and environmentally responsible behavior (ERB), and the mediating effect of Place Attachment. Four hundred and thirteen tourists were surveyed who had visited the Penghu islands, Taiwan. Structural Equation Modeling was used to determine the relationships among the variables and the mediating effects. Results show that the emotions and feelings (Place Attachment), which tourists have for Penghu, are positively associated with stronger ERB; the extent of attractiveness of island tourism as perceived by tourists is also positively associated with stronger ERB. A higher level of tourists’ destination attractiveness in regard to island tourism is associated with stronger Place Attachment; Place Attachment was found to exert a significant effect in mediating the relationship between destination attractiveness and ERB. The study shows that when island tourists are attracted by and are attached to the destination, they are more likely to exhibit ERB. The study pioneers the integration of all three factors in a sustainable tourism behavior model designed for tourists who stay one night or more at a destination, and tests the hypotheses for the first time in an Asian destination. Management implications and recommendations for the sustainable development of Penghu islands tourism are provided.