{"title":"Can host–tourist interaction pull the plug on tourist stereotypes? Exploring the power of emotional solidarity","authors":"Guoxiong Tan, Cathy H.C. Hsu","doi":"10.1016/j.tmp.2023.101211","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Multifaceted tourist stereotypes (i.e., general stereotypes towards tourists by residents) have only recently been conceptualised within a theoretical framework. Thus far, whether and how host–tourist interaction influences tourist stereotypes remain inconclusive. This study adopts an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design to examine the influencing mechanism of host–tourist interaction on tourist stereotypes and explore the underlying factors contributing to the phenomena. Structural equation modelling and bootstrapping indicate that emotional solidarity is a strong antecedent of tourist stereotypes, which partially mediates the effect of interaction variety on tourist stereotypes and fully mediates the effect of interaction quality on tourist stereotypes. Interview findings reveal that language barriers and cultural differences are two underlying factors that hinder host-tourist interaction from effectively influencing tourist stereotypes. This study offers a novel framework on the anterior mechanism that affects tourist stereotypes, which finetunes the contact theory, enriches the social identity theory, and contributes to improving destination policymaking.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48141,"journal":{"name":"Tourism Management Perspectives","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":7.3000,"publicationDate":"2023-12-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211973623001393/pdfft?md5=b148bd95871391899f7306612a1b988a&pid=1-s2.0-S2211973623001393-main.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Tourism Management Perspectives","FirstCategoryId":"91","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211973623001393","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Multifaceted tourist stereotypes (i.e., general stereotypes towards tourists by residents) have only recently been conceptualised within a theoretical framework. Thus far, whether and how host–tourist interaction influences tourist stereotypes remain inconclusive. This study adopts an explanatory sequential mixed-methods design to examine the influencing mechanism of host–tourist interaction on tourist stereotypes and explore the underlying factors contributing to the phenomena. Structural equation modelling and bootstrapping indicate that emotional solidarity is a strong antecedent of tourist stereotypes, which partially mediates the effect of interaction variety on tourist stereotypes and fully mediates the effect of interaction quality on tourist stereotypes. Interview findings reveal that language barriers and cultural differences are two underlying factors that hinder host-tourist interaction from effectively influencing tourist stereotypes. This study offers a novel framework on the anterior mechanism that affects tourist stereotypes, which finetunes the contact theory, enriches the social identity theory, and contributes to improving destination policymaking.
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Tourism Management Perspectives is an interdisciplinary journal that focuses on the planning and management of travel and tourism. It covers topics such as tourist experiences, their consequences for communities, economies, and environments, the creation of image, the shaping of tourist experiences and perceptions, and the management of tourist organizations and destinations. The journal's editorial board consists of experienced international professionals and it shares the board with Tourism Management. The journal covers socio-cultural, technological, planning, and policy aspects of international, national, and regional tourism, as well as specific management studies. It encourages papers that introduce new research methods and critique existing ones in the context of tourism research. The journal publishes empirical research articles and high-quality review articles on important topics and emerging themes that enhance the theoretical and conceptual understanding of key areas within travel and tourism management.