{"title":"Are you troubled? Tourists' psychological fatigue and intentional avoidance caused by perceived homogeneity in tourism live streaming","authors":"Junfeng Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.jdmm.2025.101024","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The phenomenon of homogeneity in tourism communication is becoming evident, adversely affecting tourists' experiences. However, the academic community has largely overlooked this issue. Based on the Stimulus-Organism-Response theory, this study constructs a causal relationship model involving perceived homogeneity, psychological fatigue, and intentional avoidance in the context of tourism live streaming. Using the PLS-SEM method, survey data from 306 tourists who watch tourism livestreams every day were analyzed. The analysis identified two factors that contribute to tourists' psychological fatigue: perceived information homogeneity and perceived e-servicescape homogeneity. Tourists' reactions to homogeneity include an internal processing organism, encompassing three dimensions of psychological fatigue: cognitive, emotional, and motivational. The ultimate behavioral response to these fatigues is intentional avoidance. This study advances the online tourism marketing and virtual tourism literature by developing and empirically testing a comprehensive model and provides practical guidance for tourism marketers and live streaming organizers by revealing the dual nature of live streaming in tourism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48021,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","volume":"37 ","pages":"Article 101024"},"PeriodicalIF":8.9000,"publicationDate":"2025-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Destination Marketing & Management","FirstCategoryId":"91","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212571X25000368","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
The phenomenon of homogeneity in tourism communication is becoming evident, adversely affecting tourists' experiences. However, the academic community has largely overlooked this issue. Based on the Stimulus-Organism-Response theory, this study constructs a causal relationship model involving perceived homogeneity, psychological fatigue, and intentional avoidance in the context of tourism live streaming. Using the PLS-SEM method, survey data from 306 tourists who watch tourism livestreams every day were analyzed. The analysis identified two factors that contribute to tourists' psychological fatigue: perceived information homogeneity and perceived e-servicescape homogeneity. Tourists' reactions to homogeneity include an internal processing organism, encompassing three dimensions of psychological fatigue: cognitive, emotional, and motivational. The ultimate behavioral response to these fatigues is intentional avoidance. This study advances the online tourism marketing and virtual tourism literature by developing and empirically testing a comprehensive model and provides practical guidance for tourism marketers and live streaming organizers by revealing the dual nature of live streaming in tourism.
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The Journal of Destination Marketing & Management (JDMM) is an international journal that focuses on the study of tourist destinations, specifically their marketing and management. It aims to provide a critical understanding of all aspects of destination marketing and management, considering their unique contexts in terms of policy, planning, economics, geography, and history. The journal seeks to develop a strong theoretical foundation in this field by incorporating knowledge from various disciplinary approaches. Additionally, JDMM aims to promote critical thinking and innovation in destination marketing and management, expand the boundaries of knowledge, and serve as a platform for international idea exchange.