TY - JOUR
T1 - Construal Level Theory as a Framework for Navigating Community Contexts in Tourism Planning
AU - Lindblom, Jada
AU - Vogt, Christine
AU - Andereck, Kathleen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - This methodologically focused paper introduces construal level theory of psychological distance (CLT) as a useful framework for tourism and community researchers and planners. This paper compares how residents’ affective responses of satisfaction vary across envisioned scenarios pertaining to local tourism sites, presented with varying degrees of detail and geographic specificity. Two scenarios are tested across three sites of interest, comparing residents’ responses to the sites envisioned generally to the same sites envisioned with tourists visiting. To pinpoint endogenous factors influencing differences in responses, resident subgroups pertaining to neighborhood, work sector, and frequency encountering tourists are compared, reflecting the specific context of a re-emerging, post-war destination. This research suggests that CLT can be a valuable tool to help tourism planners understand the complexities of affective dimensions that may be present in destination communities and identify root causes of support or resistance for tourism development and projects.
AB - This methodologically focused paper introduces construal level theory of psychological distance (CLT) as a useful framework for tourism and community researchers and planners. This paper compares how residents’ affective responses of satisfaction vary across envisioned scenarios pertaining to local tourism sites, presented with varying degrees of detail and geographic specificity. Two scenarios are tested across three sites of interest, comparing residents’ responses to the sites envisioned generally to the same sites envisioned with tourists visiting. To pinpoint endogenous factors influencing differences in responses, resident subgroups pertaining to neighborhood, work sector, and frequency encountering tourists are compared, reflecting the specific context of a re-emerging, post-war destination. This research suggests that CLT can be a valuable tool to help tourism planners understand the complexities of affective dimensions that may be present in destination communities and identify root causes of support or resistance for tourism development and projects.
KW - Affect
KW - Bosnia and Herzegovina
KW - Mostar
KW - conflict
KW - psychological distance
KW - resident satisfaction
KW - tourist attractions
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U2 - 10.1080/21568316.2020.1855238
DO - 10.1080/21568316.2020.1855238
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097139089
SN - 2156-8316
JO - Tourism Planning and Development
JF - Tourism Planning and Development
ER -