This study offers a theoretical extension of previous work on physical metaworlds by using an interpretive methodology to investigate technological metaworlds in travel. While physical and technological metaworlds initially seem to share some core characteristics, a deeper dive into the data reveals important differences. Specifically, concepts related to the cognitive dissonance of technological metaworlds consistently emerged in the data collection and analysis, suggesting more adverse psychological impacts relative to the physical variety previously articulated in the literature. How and why this occurs is discussed through the delineation of a core conceptual category named Cognitive Dissonance of Technological Metaworlds and three associated sub-categories: Cognitive Dissonance of Technology as Tool, Cognitive Dissonance of Technology as Safe Haven, and Cognitive Dissonance of Technology as Placeless Space . These findings extend existing theory in this area while also illuminating future inquiry on issues related to the psychological impacts of technology use in travel. Destination managers may use these findings in conjunction with choice architecture techniques to help travelers make experience-optimizing decisions about technology use.

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旅行中的技术元世界

这项研究通过使用解释性方法研究旅行中的技术元世界，为物理元世界的先前工作提供了理论上的扩展。虽然物理和技术元世界最初似乎具有一些核心特征，但深入研究数据揭示了重要的差异。具体而言，与技术元世界的认知失调有关的概念在数据收集和分析中不断出现，这表明相对于先前文献中提到的生理变化而言，心理上的负面影响更大。通过描述名为“技术元世界的认知失调”的核心概念类别以及三个相关的子类别来讨论这种情况的发生方式和原因，以及：作为工具的技术的认知失调，作为避风港的技术的认知失调和作为无处所空间的技术的认知失调。这些发现扩展了该领域的现有理论，同时也阐明了对与旅行中技术使用的心理影响有关的问题的未来研究。目的地经理可以将这些发现与选择架构技术结合使用，以帮助旅行者就技术使用做出最佳体验的决策。