Melting the ice: arctic tourists’ epiphanies and connections to wildlife
A key outcome for ecotourism is providing conservation benefits. These benefits are of particular concern when experiences include wildlife. One mechanism for delivering conservation benefits is tourists’ participation in pro-conservation behaviors (PCB). Conservation psychology provides a framework...
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ftneillinoisuniv:oai:neiudc.neiu.edu:ges-pub-1005 2023-05-15T14:42:07+02:00 Melting the ice: arctic tourists’ epiphanies and connections to wildlife Warmouth, Jennie M. Skibins, Jeffrey C. Storie, Melinda Schuler, Gwyneth 2021-01-01T08:00:00Z https://neiudc.neiu.edu/ges-pub/5 unknown NEIU Digital Commons https://neiudc.neiu.edu/ges-pub/5 Geography & Environmental Studies Faculty Publications Arctic tourism conservation psychology emotional connection to wildlife environmental epiphanies polar bears wildlife tourism text 2021 ftneillinoisuniv 2022-12-04T18:27:59Z A key outcome for ecotourism is providing conservation benefits. These benefits are of particular concern when experiences include wildlife. One mechanism for delivering conservation benefits is tourists’ participation in pro-conservation behaviors (PCB). Conservation psychology provides a framework to understand how ecotourism experiences facilitate PCB. Environmental epiphanies (EE) and conservation caring are two constructs that can model the relationship between experiences and PCB. The purpose of this study was to explore (1) if arctic tourism is capable of stimulating an EE; (2) conservation caring levels, and (3) the relationship between EE and conservation caring. Data were obtained from 72 tourists aboard an arctic cruise. Thirty-nine percent experienced an EE during the trip. Tourists who experienced an EE had significantly higher conservation caring scores than those who did not experience an EE (p <.01). Results support ecotourism experiences can connect people to nature, which in turn is a strong PCB predictor. Text Arctic NEIU Digital Commons (Northeastern Illinois University) Arctic |
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A key outcome for ecotourism is providing conservation benefits. These benefits are of particular concern when experiences include wildlife. One mechanism for delivering conservation benefits is tourists’ participation in pro-conservation behaviors (PCB). Conservation psychology provides a framework to understand how ecotourism experiences facilitate PCB. Environmental epiphanies (EE) and conservation caring are two constructs that can model the relationship between experiences and PCB. The purpose of this study was to explore (1) if arctic tourism is capable of stimulating an EE; (2) conservation caring levels, and (3) the relationship between EE and conservation caring. Data were obtained from 72 tourists aboard an arctic cruise. Thirty-nine percent experienced an EE during the trip. Tourists who experienced an EE had significantly higher conservation caring scores than those who did not experience an EE (p <.01). Results support ecotourism experiences can connect people to nature, which in turn is a strong PCB predictor. |
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