The influence of place attachment on recreation demand

The travel cost model is a common tool economists use to estimate non-market values associated with recreation. Very rarely are social psychological variables used in the estimation of these models. Recent recreation literature proposes an important role for psychological attachment to place in recr...

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Published inJournal of economic psychology Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 581 - 598
Main Authors Hailu, Getu, Boxall, Peter C., McFarlane, Bonita L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.08.2005
Elsevier Science
Elsevier
Elsevier Sequoia S.A
SeriesJournal of Economic Psychology
Subjects
Advertising. Marketing. Consume behavior
Alberta
Applied psychology
Behavior
Biological and medical sciences
Canada
Consumer behavior
Costs
Demand functions
Economic analysis
Economic models
Economic psychology
Empirical research
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Leisure economics
Place attachment
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Recreation
Recreation demand
Social psychology
Structural equation models
Studies
Travel
Travel cost model
Place attachment
Q26
3740
Travel cost model
Recreation demand
3000
Structural equation models
Q20
Human
Travel
Consumer behavior
Theoretical model
Structural equation modeling
Leisure
Preference
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Summary:The travel cost model is a common tool economists use to estimate non-market values associated with recreation. Very rarely are social psychological variables used in the estimation of these models. Recent recreation literature proposes an important role for psychological attachment to place in recreation settings. The model developed in this paper combined typical variables used in travel cost models with place attachment attitudinal constructs in a structural equation model. The information used in the analysis came from a sample of recreationists who were interviewed at camping sites and completed a mail survey. The combination of these two approaches to study recreation demands resulted in a richer empirical treatment of recreation economic behaviour. The results suggest that recreation habits and social psychological constructs such as place attachment formed through previous trips influence recreation demand and have potential impacts on consumer surplus estimates.
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ISSN:0167-4870
1872-7719
DOI:10.1016/j.joep.2004.11.003