Wildlife conservation through economically responsible ecotourist: the mediator roles of attitude between anticipated emotion and intention to stay in local homestays

If responsible ecotourists stay in a local homestay, this will benefit local people economically and lead to improved wildlife conservation. This study aims to examine the mediator roles of attitudes between anticipated emotion and intention. It was conducted in Penang National Park, Malaysia, and a...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, Hayati, Mariapan, Manohar, Lim, Evelyn Ai Lin, Bidin, Sheena
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Published: MDPI 2021
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93591/
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spelling my.upm.eprints.935912023-04-12T02:56:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93591/ Wildlife conservation through economically responsible ecotourist: the mediator roles of attitude between anticipated emotion and intention to stay in local homestays Ibrahim, Hayati Mariapan, Manohar Lim, Evelyn Ai Lin Bidin, Sheena If responsible ecotourists stay in a local homestay, this will benefit local people economically and lead to improved wildlife conservation. This study aims to examine the mediator roles of attitudes between anticipated emotion and intention. It was conducted in Penang National Park, Malaysia, and a stratified sampling method was used for collecting the data. In all, 320 sets of questionnaires were analysed using the SPSS Amos 24.0 Statistical Software Package to test the Structural Equation Modelling. The findings show that economically responsible ecotourist attitudes to staying in local homestays for wildlife conservation partially mediate the relationship between anticipated emotion and intention to stay in a local homestay for wildlife conservation. This study suggests that players in the ecotourism industry should incorporate emotional elements in their marketing strategies to promote local homestays to responsible ecotourists, which would benefit local economies. MDPI 2021-08 Article PeerReviewed Ibrahim, Hayati and Mariapan, Manohar and Lim, Evelyn Ai Lin and Bidin, Sheena (2021) Wildlife conservation through economically responsible ecotourist: the mediator roles of attitude between anticipated emotion and intention to stay in local homestays. Sustainability, 13 (16). 01-Dec. ISSN 2071-1050 https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/16/9273 10.3390/su13169273
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description If responsible ecotourists stay in a local homestay, this will benefit local people economically and lead to improved wildlife conservation. This study aims to examine the mediator roles of attitudes between anticipated emotion and intention. It was conducted in Penang National Park, Malaysia, and a stratified sampling method was used for collecting the data. In all, 320 sets of questionnaires were analysed using the SPSS Amos 24.0 Statistical Software Package to test the Structural Equation Modelling. The findings show that economically responsible ecotourist attitudes to staying in local homestays for wildlife conservation partially mediate the relationship between anticipated emotion and intention to stay in a local homestay for wildlife conservation. This study suggests that players in the ecotourism industry should incorporate emotional elements in their marketing strategies to promote local homestays to responsible ecotourists, which would benefit local economies.
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author Ibrahim, Hayati
Mariapan, Manohar
Lim, Evelyn Ai Lin
Bidin, Sheena
spellingShingle Ibrahim, Hayati
Mariapan, Manohar
Lim, Evelyn Ai Lin
Bidin, Sheena
Wildlife conservation through economically responsible ecotourist: the mediator roles of attitude between anticipated emotion and intention to stay in local homestays
author_facet Ibrahim, Hayati
Mariapan, Manohar
Lim, Evelyn Ai Lin
Bidin, Sheena
author_sort Ibrahim, Hayati
title Wildlife conservation through economically responsible ecotourist: the mediator roles of attitude between anticipated emotion and intention to stay in local homestays
title_short Wildlife conservation through economically responsible ecotourist: the mediator roles of attitude between anticipated emotion and intention to stay in local homestays
title_full Wildlife conservation through economically responsible ecotourist: the mediator roles of attitude between anticipated emotion and intention to stay in local homestays
title_fullStr Wildlife conservation through economically responsible ecotourist: the mediator roles of attitude between anticipated emotion and intention to stay in local homestays
title_full_unstemmed Wildlife conservation through economically responsible ecotourist: the mediator roles of attitude between anticipated emotion and intention to stay in local homestays
title_sort wildlife conservation through economically responsible ecotourist: the mediator roles of attitude between anticipated emotion and intention to stay in local homestays
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2021
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93591/
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