The antecedents and consequences of awe in dark tourism

Wang, Enxu; Shen, Chongyu; Zheng, Jingjing; Wu, Di; Cao, Ning

doi:10.1080/13683500.2020.1782857

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“…This perception makes tourists’ visits feasible, and therefore, tourists can be exposed to a dramatic landscape and can experience awe. Notably, in a nature-based destination that also incorporates cultural resources, the studied area could promote the religious atmosphere ( Lu et al, 2017 ), the perceived authenticity ( Wang E. et al, 2020 ), the involvement ( Su X. et al, 2020 ), and other variables based on the resource characteristics to stimulate tourists’ sense of awe and ultimately, to stimulate their responses such as satisfaction, loyalty, and ERB.…”

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“…Urban tourism involves broader environmentally responsible behaviors that stress the importance of habit ( Miller et al, 2015 ). Cultural tourism focuses on the authenticity of its tangible and intangible qualities that arouse awe ( Wang E. et al, 2020 ). Those who participate in mountain-based natural tourism are attracted by the impressive mountain scenery and are motivated by the intrinsic emotion derived from the contextual factors to engage voluntarily in TERB.…”

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Antecedents of Tourists’ Environmentally Responsible Behavior: The Perspective of Awe

Jiang

Gao

2022

Front. Psychol.

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The promotion of tourists’ environmentally responsible behavior (TERB) plays a central role in destination management for sustainability. Based on the stimulus–organism–response framework, this study proposes an integrated model for behavior management by examining the relationship between stimuli (natural environment and availability of infrastructure) and response factors (satisfaction and TERB) through the organism (the emotion of awe). Survey data from 458 tourists visiting Mount Heng in Hunan Province, Southern China, were used to empirically evaluate the proposed framework. The findings demonstrate that the perception of a destination’s natural environment positively impacts tourists’ sense of awe and satisfaction; the perception of availability of infrastructure positively and significantly influences awe, satisfaction, and TERB; and awe positively impacts satisfaction and TERB. Moreover, the emotion of awe plays a significant mediating role in this proposed model. The theoretical significance of this study and the implications for tourism destinations are discussed.

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Antecedents of Tourists’ Environmentally Responsible Behavior: The Perspective of Awe

Jiang

Gao

2022

Front. Psychol.

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“…Although there is increasing attention to issues of reflection and contemplation within the dark tourism experience (Mowatt and Chancellor, 2011;Tang, 2019;Chen and Xu, 2020;Zheng et al, 2020;Wang et al, 2021) there has been much less attention specifically to thanatopsis and mediating between life and death. Indeed, while the mortality mediation model has been widely accepted it has been subject to only limited empirical investigation (Biran and Buda, 2018) and its complex nature means that it has been largely sidestepped by many researchers (Light, 2017).…”

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Thanatopsis and mortality mediation within “lightest” dark tourism

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Ivanova²

2021

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the visitor experience at a “lightest” dark tourism attraction, focusing on issues of thanatopsis and mortality mediation. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 24 visitors to a “Dungeon”-style attraction in the UK (a site of “lightest” dark tourism). The interviews were analysed using thematic analysis; four themes were identified. Findings Reflection on, and contemplation of, issues of life and death was a common (but not universal) component of the visitor experience. Four forms of such reflection were apparent: considering absent/present death; thanatopsis (reflection on the self’s inevitable mortality); reflecting on the nature of death and dying in the past; and enjoyment of the opportunity to engage with death without fear in the safe setting of a visitor attraction. Some visitors also reflected on issues of individual and collective morality, in both past and present. Research limitations/implications “Lightest” dark tourism is not necessarily about shallow experiences. Instead, many visitors are active agents, engaged in acts of making meaning about issues of death and life. This calls for a more sophisticated conceptualisation of such visitors. Originality/value The mortality mediation model is widely accepted as a way of explaining the experience of visiting places of death but has rarely been subject to empirical scrutiny. This is one of few studies to explore in detail issues of mortality mediation and thanatopsis in the context of “lightest” dark tourism.

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“…According to Şahin and Güzel (2020), tourists' emotional arousal is related to their perception of attributes, such as novelty, service quality, and infrastructure. Wang, Shen, et al (2021) highlighted the effect of perceived authenticity on tourists' emotional experiences of awe in dark tourism. Mionel (2020) reported that visitors of the Merry Cemetery in Romania are interested in the history and culture of the place.…”

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“…In addition, personal memory more effectively predicts future behaviour than satisfaction (Hung et al, 2016). Tourist perception (Şahin & Güzel, 2020; Wang, Shen, et al, 2021) and memorability (Sthapit & Björk, 2019; Zhang et al, 2018) influence tourist behaviour; however, their influence has not yet been verified in ghost tourism based on SOR theory.…”

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Tourist behavioural intentions in ghost tourism: The case of Taiwan

Lee

2021

Journal of Tourism Research

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This study used stimulus‐organism‐response theory to identify hypothetical relationships among tourist perception, emotion, memorability, and behavioural intention in ghost tourism. A questionnaire survey was conducted, and 445 valid responses were collected at the Liu Ancient Building. The results revealed significant positive relationships between tourist perception and positive and negative emotions. Furthermore, the results indicated that emotion correlated with memorability. With regard to ghost tourism, positive emotions considerably affect memory than negative emotions. Memorability, a precise predictor of behavioural intention, plays a mediating role between positive emotion and behavioural intention, particularly in ghost tourism. This study provides some suggestions for enhancing behavioural intention and guidance with regard to ghost tourism.

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The antecedents and consequences of awe in dark tourism

Cited by 47 publications

References 77 publications

Antecedents of Tourists’ Environmentally Responsible Behavior: The Perspective of Awe

Antecedents of Tourists’ Environmentally Responsible Behavior: The Perspective of Awe

Thanatopsis and mortality mediation within “lightest” dark tourism

Tourist behavioural intentions in ghost tourism: The case of Taiwan

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