Signal, need fulfilment and tourists’ intention to revisit
Signal, need fulfilment and tourists’ intention to revisit
Self-determination theory (SDT) asserts that satisfying individuals’ basic psychological needs–autonomy, relatedness, competence (ARC)–would affect their behavioural intentions. However, the application of SDT in the tourism context is very limited. This study applies SDT to develop a model to understand individuals’ intention to revisit a holiday destination. The model was tested using data collected from 725 respondents. The results show that destination source credibility and destination image foster tourists’ ARC need fulfilment. This need fulfilment influences their positive emotions and attachment towards the destination, which ultimately increases revisit intention. This study highlights the importance of including SDT in examining tourists’ behaviours. In addition, destination credibility and image could serve as signals to bolster ARC need fulfilment.
destination attachment, intention to revisit, Positive emotions, self-determination theory, signalling theory
605-619
Japutra, Arnold
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Keni, Keni
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1 October 2020
Japutra, Arnold
004a3f8c-4d07-4cc7-8660-c5b3a5983760
Keni, Keni
88fd40f8-4ae0-4247-a697-979d5631ccbd
Abstract
Self-determination theory (SDT) asserts that satisfying individuals’ basic psychological needs–autonomy, relatedness, competence (ARC)–would affect their behavioural intentions. However, the application of SDT in the tourism context is very limited. This study applies SDT to develop a model to understand individuals’ intention to revisit a holiday destination. The model was tested using data collected from 725 respondents. The results show that destination source credibility and destination image foster tourists’ ARC need fulfilment. This need fulfilment influences their positive emotions and attachment towards the destination, which ultimately increases revisit intention. This study highlights the importance of including SDT in examining tourists’ behaviours. In addition, destination credibility and image could serve as signals to bolster ARC need fulfilment.
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Published date: 1 October 2020
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destination attachment, intention to revisit, Positive emotions, self-determination theory, signalling theory
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/500202
ISSN: 1303-2917
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Keni Keni
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