A study of the effect of cycling experience on place attachment from the embodiment theory perspective

IF 3.6 3区管理学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management Pub Date : 2025-04-05 DOI:10.1016/j.jort.2025.100881

Caijuan Guo, Ziqi Liu, Huanxi Zhao

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Abstract

Under the new mobility paradigm, bicycles are no longer just for daily commuting, and greenway cycling has evolved into a new tourism and leisure activity. Compared to other types of tourism experiences, tourists' outdoor leisure cycling experiences are characterized by a higher degree of embodied cognition. As people interact with spaces and places, different physical experiences and perceptions are generated, which in turn lead to emotional judgments about the place. Therefore, we used a questionnaire to survey and analyze cyclists (265 people) in Dongxiaokou Forest Park. The structural equation model analysis was conducted using AMOS 24.0 software. Drawing on the embodiment perspective and the expansive construction theory of positive emotions, this study investigates the impact of cyclists' embodied experiences on place attachment. The following conclusions are drawn: (1) Cyclists' embodied experience can be categorized into two dimensions: physical experience and psychological experience. (2) The embodied experience has a significant effect on the positive emotions of tourists. (3) The psychological dimension of embodied experience has a direct effect on place attachment. (4) Positive emotions have a mediating role in the relationship between embodied experience and place attachment. (5) Those who cycled more often showed higher levels of place attachment, and those who had a cycling companion had a stronger cycling experience than those who cycled alone.

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Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism-Research Planning and Management HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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期刊介绍： Journal of Outdoor Recreation and Tourism offers a dedicated outlet for research relevant to social sciences and natural resources. The journal publishes peer reviewed original research on all aspects of outdoor recreation planning and management, covering the entire spectrum of settings from wilderness to urban outdoor recreation opportunities. It also focuses on new products and findings in nature based tourism and park management. JORT is an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary journal, articles may focus on any aspect of theory, method, or concept of outdoor recreation research, planning or management, and interdisciplinary work is especially welcome, and may be of a theoretical and/or a case study nature. Depending on the topic of investigation, articles may be positioned within one academic discipline, or draw from several disciplines in an integrative manner, with overarching relevance to social sciences and natural resources. JORT is international in scope and attracts scholars from all reaches of the world to facilitate the exchange of ideas. As such, the journal enhances understanding of scientific knowledge, empirical results, and practitioners'' needs. Therefore in JORT each article is accompanied by an executive summary, written by the editors or authors, highlighting the planning and management relevant aspects of the article.