Destination gender: Scale development and cross-cultural validation

Pan, Li; Lu, Lu; Zhang, Tingting

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2020.104225

Cited by 31 publications

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“…In sum, gender did not moderate the proposed framework in this study except for the variables of destination personality and ideal self-congruity. However, our unexpected findings also partially contrast with previous tourism research indicating that female and male tourists have different destination perceptions (Pan et al, 2021). Similarly, hospitality scholars have suggested that female guests are more inclined than men to revisit a restaurant Extended model of selfcongruity for dining (Han and Ryu, 2007).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Scholars have repeatedly emphasized the role of personality in depicting destinations (Kumar and Nayak, 2018;Pan et al, 2017) vs alternative types of brand masculinity. The roles that masculine and feminine dimensions play in destination perceptions thus warrant further investigation (Pan et al, 2021). Sagovnovi c and Kova ci c (2020) postulated that female and male tourists would perceive a destination's personality differently.…”

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“…Researchers have validated a self-congruity scale that includes actual gender congruity and ideal gender congruity (Pan et al, 2020;Pan et al, 2021). Women may be more likely than men to self-assess their physical appearance (Jones, 2011).…”

Section: The Moderating Role Of Gendermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to gender schema theory, gender is a superficial feature that is highly indicative of personal attractiveness and is central to one's self-concept (Bem, 1981). Researchers have validated a self-congruity scale that includes actual gender congruity and ideal gender congruity (Pan et al, 2020(Pan et al, , 2021. Women may be more likely than men to self-assess their physical appearance (Jones, 2011).…”

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Developing an extended model of self-congruity to predict Chinese tourists' revisit intentions to New Zealand: the moderating role of gender

Yang

Isa

Ramayah

et al. 2021

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PurposeThis study developed an extended model of self-congruity by integrating destination image, destination personality, self-congruity, revisit intention and gender.Design/methodology/approachSurveys were conducted with 645 Chinese tourists visiting New Zealand. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was performed to estimate linkages between destination image, destination personality, self-congruity and revisit intention. To compare effects on revisit intention across male and female Chinese tourists, PLS-Henseler's multigroup analysis and PLS-permutation test were conducted to analyse gender as a moderator in the proposed framework.FindingsOur results revealed positive direct effects among destination image, destination personality, self-congruity and revisit intention. Our findings indicated a highly significant difference in the effects of destination personality on ideal self-congruity across male and female Chinese tourists. The association between destination image and self-congruity identified through this model represents a crucial contribution to the tourism literature. This study also enriches tourism research by comparing male and female Chinese tourists' intentions to revisit New Zealand, having identified crucial heterogeneity within female tourists.Practical implicationsThe practical implications from our research can improve destination marketing organization (DMO) officials' awareness of one-time and repeat Chinese tourists' experiences, which strongly trigger subsequent visits.Originality/valueThis paper is the first to examine the direct correlations among destination image, destination personality, self-congruity and revisit intention by considering whether gender might moderate these factors. Our study innovatively adopted PLS-SEM along with several advanced analytical approaches, such as multigroup analysis (MGA) of women and men, to examine our research model.

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Developing an extended model of self-congruity to predict Chinese tourists' revisit intentions to New Zealand: the moderating role of gender

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Ramayah

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“…Tourism destination image (TDI) or the perception of a tourist region, is a very traditional area of study in academic literature [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] and a topic of great interest in the tourism sector [12], and especially in China [13]. This extensive literature on TDI is due to the importance it has for destination management organizations (DMO) and tourism companies.…”

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China Viewed by the West before COVID-19: Spaniards’ Perceptions and Knowledge of China as a Tourist Destination

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Cantallops

Ramón-Cardona

et al. 2021

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China is not only becoming a major international tourist destination, and it also has huge potential as an issuing market. Spain, meanwhile, has long ranked among the world’s top tourist destinations, and as an issuing market, it is gradually growing in importance. There is high potential for an increase in tourist flows between Spain and China in both directions. This paper analyses Spaniards’ perceptions of China as a country and as a tourist destination and their familiarity with the reality of this Asiatic country, before the first news about COVID-19. Likewise, it aims to identify possible factors that might inhibit Spaniards from traveling on holiday to China while also offering an initial insight into Spain’s future potential as an issuing market to China. For this purpose, 1063 interviews were conducted and analyzed. The results point to a strong potential intention by Spaniards to visit China, although it also reveals very little familiarity with the reality of China as a tourist destination, except for its two major symbols, Beijing and the Great Wall. The results also seem to indicate the existence of big travel inhibitors among certain segments, mainly related to the travel costs, politics and safety, environmental issues, and a lack of awareness of the quality standards of China’s tourist sector. Future studies should analyze the changes that the pandemic may have produced in China’s image.

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Trends in the Use of Validation Tools in the Tourism Sector: A Bibliometric Analysis

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Quiroz-Fabra

Valencia-Arias

et al. 2023

Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics

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Destination gender: Scale development and cross-cultural validation

Cited by 31 publications

References 75 publications

Developing an extended model of self-congruity to predict Chinese tourists' revisit intentions to New Zealand: the moderating role of gender

Developing an extended model of self-congruity to predict Chinese tourists' revisit intentions to New Zealand: the moderating role of gender

China Viewed by the West before COVID-19: Spaniards’ Perceptions and Knowledge of China as a Tourist Destination

Trends in the Use of Validation Tools in the Tourism Sector: A Bibliometric Analysis

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