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To examine the antecedents of place attachment in cultural tourism destinations and determine whether the formation of attachment differs between host-matched and non-host ethnic visitors.

November 1, 2005Journal of Travel Research

Antecedents of Attachment to a Cultural Tourism Destination: The Case of Hakka and Non-Hakka Taiwanese Visitors to Pei-Pu, Taiwan

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JHJing‐Shoung HouTianjin University CLChung‐Hsien LinNational Cheng Kung University DMDuarte B. MoraisNorth Carolina State University

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Comparative study reveals distinct pathways shaping place attachment in culturally diverse tourists, suggesting ethnic background moderates the formation of destination bonds.

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To examine the antecedents of place attachment in cultural tourism destinations and determine whether the formation of attachment differs between host-matched and non-host ethnic visitors.
Surveyed two distinct cultural tourist cohorts: Hakka visitors sharing the host community's ethnicity and visitors representing diverse non-Hakka backgrounds.
Conducted structural equation modeling and cross-group validation to evaluate direct and indirect effects among enduring involvement, destination attractiveness, and place attachment.
Enduring involvement and destination attractiveness demonstrated significant direct effects on place attachment, with attractiveness partially mediating the impact of involvement.
Cross-group validation confirmed structural model fit across both cohorts, but path coefficient strengths differed meaningfully between Hakka and non-Hakka tourists.

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Hou et al. (2005) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69da207c84371aa676a3cacc https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287505278988

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Comparative study reveals distinct pathways shaping place attachment in culturally diverse tourists, suggesting ethnic background moderates the formation of destination bonds.

Antecedents of Attachment to a Cultural Tourism Destination: The Case of Hakka and Non-Hakka Taiwanese Visitors to Pei-Pu, Taiwan

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