Tourists’ mindsets and choice of adventurous holiday activities
Tourists’ mindsets and choice of adventurous holiday activities
People’s mindsets are considered vital since mindsets influence their behaviours. Surprisingly, research investigating how mindsets influence tourists’ behaviours is very scarce. The present study examines the effects of tourists’ mindsets on the choice of holiday activities in a scenario-based experiment. In a 2 × 2 study, which includes tourist mindsets (fixed, growth) and the perception of adventurousness (high, low) of the holiday activities, we show that mindsets influence the choice of holiday activities. Tourists who endorsed growth mindset tend to choose more adventurous activities, while tourists who endorsed fixed mindset seem to be indifferent. The implications for these findings for destination managers are discussed.
adventurous, fixed mindset, growth mindset, holiday activities, implicit theories, Mindsets
2078-2087
Japutra, Arnold
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Hossain, Muhammad Ismail
27ca9029-a4e1-4b86-99ce-27cb9527360d
2021
Japutra, Arnold
004a3f8c-4d07-4cc7-8660-c5b3a5983760
Hossain, Muhammad Ismail
27ca9029-a4e1-4b86-99ce-27cb9527360d
Japutra, Arnold and Hossain, Muhammad Ismail
(2021)
Tourists’ mindsets and choice of adventurous holiday activities.
Current Issues in Tourism, 24 (15), .
(doi:10.1080/13683500.2020.1814705).
Abstract
People’s mindsets are considered vital since mindsets influence their behaviours. Surprisingly, research investigating how mindsets influence tourists’ behaviours is very scarce. The present study examines the effects of tourists’ mindsets on the choice of holiday activities in a scenario-based experiment. In a 2 × 2 study, which includes tourist mindsets (fixed, growth) and the perception of adventurousness (high, low) of the holiday activities, we show that mindsets influence the choice of holiday activities. Tourists who endorsed growth mindset tend to choose more adventurous activities, while tourists who endorsed fixed mindset seem to be indifferent. The implications for these findings for destination managers are discussed.
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adventurous, fixed mindset, growth mindset, holiday activities, implicit theories, Mindsets
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