Symptom Manifestations as a Function of Situational Press: A Demonstration in Socialization

Aleshinloye

2012

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In the context of resident and tourist relationships in a destination, perspectives of the former are rarely considered. This is likely a function of the continued attention paid to studies focusing on the former in addressing sociocultural impacts of tourism. This work examines the relationship as perceived by tourists, utilizing the theoretical framework of emotional solidarity. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the factor structure of the four constructs (i.e., shared beliefs, shared behavior, interaction, and emotional solidarity) within Durkheim's model. This works shows continued support for the framework with each of the antecedent constructs significantly predicting emotional solidarity, explaining approximately 55% of the variance in the construct. Implications and limitations of the work along with future research opportunities are discussed.

Section: Literature Review Existing Theory Explaining the Relationship Between Resident And Touristmentioning

confidence: 99%

Can Tourists Experience Emotional Solidarity with Residents? Testing Durkheim’s Model from a New Perspective

Aleshinloye

2012

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135

“…Some of the early measures of emotional solidarity originated in sociology and were typically a few stand-alone items having little consistency with preceding studies. This is particularly true of the work by Rosengren (1959) and Suchman (1964), each using single items assessing the degree of closeness among various populations. Seeing this as a problem, Gronvold (1988) created a scale of the construct, calling it the Affectual Solidarity Scale, with five items pertaining to understanding, trust, fairness, respect, and affection that one person felt for someone else.…”

Section: Emotional Solidarity Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Measuring Residents’ Emotional Solidarity with Tourists: Scale Development of Durkheim’s Theoretical Constructs

Norman

2009

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While it can prove easy to conceptualize of the relationship between residents and tourists as “us versus them,” it devalues the potential for intimate relationships to exist, whereby residents and tourists have many things in common. The theory of emotional solidarity can aid in explaining such an intimate relationship. Developing the framework from previous qualitative work, the purpose of this study is to formulate and validate scales corresponding to the constructs in Durkheim’s theoretical framework of emotional solidarity. Following two initial stages of pilot testing, each scale is included in an onsite self-administered survey instrument, with 455 heads of household completing the instrument in a coastal South Carolina county. Psychometric properties are assessed and each scale is found to be high in internal consistency and construct validity (i.e., convergent and discriminant validity). Implications as well as potential research opportunities concerning emotional solidarity are discussed.

“…Probably the most widely accepted conceptualization of emotional solidarity is that of the affective bonds that individuals experience with each other, which are characterized by perceived emotional closeness and degree of contact (Hammarstrom 2005). Research surrounding emotional solidarity has been conducted in sociology, social psychology, family studies, gerontology, and anthropology, with many of the initial studies being empirical in nature (see Geiger 1955;Klapp 1959;Rosengren 1959).…”

Section: Emotional Solidarity and Its Antecedentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Testing a Model of Durkheim’s Theory of Emotional Solidarity among Residents of a Tourism Community

2010

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The purpose of this study was to test the theoretical framework of emotional solidarity in seeking to better explain the dynamic, complex relationships existing between residents and tourists. Measurement and structural models pertaining to the framework were simultaneously estimated, both of which were deemed to have good model fit based on incremental and absolute model fit indices. Three antecedent constructs (i.e., shared beliefs, shared behavior, and interaction) were all found to be significant predictors of emotional solidarity, explaining approximately 33% of the variance in the construct. This work provides support for Durkheim’s theoretical framework and provides a gateway into future studies surrounding emotional solidarity.