Examining Chinese tourists’ nature-based tourism participation behavior: Incorporating environmental concern into a constraint-negotiation model

Peng, NS; Chen, A

Abstract

Finding the balance between economic development and preservation of the natural environment is a challenging yet important task. This is a particularly pressing issue in the case of China, as it is the largest and fastest-growing market for tourism. The purpose of this research is to examine Chinese tourists’ participation in nature-based, tourism activities by incorporating tourists’ environmental concern, measured by a revised New Environmental Paradigm (NEP) scale, into a tourism constraint-negotiation model. The responses of 409 Chinese tourists show environmental concern will positively affect tourists’ motivation, which, in turn, will affect their negotiation strategy and ultimately their participation behavior. The theoretical and managerial implications of this study are discussed in the context of the tourism literature.

Citation

Peng, N., & Chen, A. (2016). Examining Chinese tourists’ nature-based tourism participation behavior: Incorporating environmental concern into a constraint-negotiation model. Tourism Analysis, 21(2-3), 189-202. https://doi.org/10.3727/108354216X14559233984737

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 19, 2015
• Online Publication Date: Jan 1, 2015
• Publication Date: May 11, 2016
• Deposit Date: Oct 1, 2015
• Journal: Tourism Analysis : An Interdisciplinary Tourism and Hospitality Journal
• Print ISSN: 1083-5423
• Electronic ISSN: 1943-3999
• Publisher: Cognizant Communication Corporation
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 21
• Issue: 2-3
• Pages: 189-202
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3727/108354216X14559233984737
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3727/108354216X14559233984737
• Related Public URLs: https://www.cognizantcommunication.com/journal-titles/tourism-analysis