Human psychology as a driver of tourism development: The effect of regional personality traits

IF 10.4 1区管理学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Annals of Tourism Research Pub Date : 2024-10-18 DOI:10.1016/j.annals.2024.103852

Yuan (William) Li , Yi Liu , Lisa C. Wan , Yingxin Lin

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Abstract

Theories of tourism development have traditionally emphasized resource-based factors. However, could the local population's psychological characteristics (e.g., personality) influence tourism development? This study, through the lens of geographical psychology, investigates the impact of regional Big-Five personality traits on tourism development in the UK from 2009 to 2018. Findings reveal that a region's psychological makeup matters for tourism. Specifically, regional Openness traits boost local tourism development, while Neuroticism traits inhibit tourism performance. Regional Agreeableness, Extraversion, and Conscientiousness traits show no significant effects. We provide causal evidence for these results through instrumental variable tests. Our work introduces a novel micro-psychological perspective to tourism development literature and urges policymakers to consider the local population's psychological characteristics for achieving competitive and sustainable tourism development.

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人类心理是旅游业发展的驱动力：地区个性特征的影响

旅游业发展理论历来强调资源因素。然而，当地居民的心理特征（如性格）是否会影响旅游业的发展？本研究通过地理心理学的视角，调查了 2009 年至 2018 年英国地区大五人格特质对旅游业发展的影响。研究结果表明，一个地区的心理构成对旅游业至关重要。具体而言，地区开放性特质会促进当地旅游业的发展，而神经质特质则会抑制旅游业的表现。地区性的 "宜人性"、"外向性 "和 "自觉性 "特征则没有显著影响。我们通过工具变量检验为这些结果提供了因果证据。我们的研究为旅游业发展文献引入了一个新颖的微观心理学视角，并敦促政策制定者考虑当地人口的心理特征，以实现具有竞争力的可持续旅游业发展。

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Annals of Tourism Research Multiple-

CiteScore

19.10

自引率

9.10%

发文量

135

审稿时长

42 days

期刊介绍： The Annals of Tourism Research is a scholarly journal that focuses on academic perspectives related to tourism. The journal defines tourism as a global economic activity that involves travel behavior, management and marketing activities of service industries catering to consumer demand, the effects of tourism on communities, and policy and governance at local, national, and international levels. While the journal aims to strike a balance between theory and application, its primary focus is on developing theoretical constructs that bridge the gap between business and the social and behavioral sciences. The disciplinary areas covered in the journal include, but are not limited to, service industries management, marketing science, consumer marketing, decision-making and behavior, business ethics, economics and forecasting, environment, geography and development, education and knowledge development, political science and administration, consumer-focused psychology, and anthropology and sociology.