While tourist emotions elicited at dark tourism sites are well understood, little is known about residents’ experiences at local dark tourism sites. This study explores residents’ emotional experiences at dark tourism sites, the cognitive appraisals of their experiences and emotions, and the coping strategies they deploy to address them. In-depth interviews with 37 residents of Christchurch, New Zealand (site of the Canterbury earthquakes), reveal that residents cognitively appraised their experience at local dark tourism sites on important facets such as centrality and controllability. Visits to local dark tourism sites embodied memories of the disaster that elicit more negative (e.g., sadness) than positive emotions (e.g., gratefulness). Residents coped through seeking comfort from others or positive reappraisal of the experience. Furthermore, visits to dark tourism sites are in and of themselves a coping strategy for residents postdisaster. Implications for the development of dark tourism attractions and support for resident well-being are offered.

尽管人们很好地理解了在黑暗旅游景点中引起的游客情绪，但对于居民在当地黑暗旅游景点中的体验知之甚少。这项研究探讨了居民在黑暗旅游胜地的情感体验，对他们的体验和情感的认知评估以及他们为应对这些情感而采取的应对策略。对新西兰克赖斯特彻奇的37名居民（坎特伯雷地震发生地点）进行的深入访谈显示，居民从认知上评价了他们在当地黑暗旅游胜地的中心性和可控性等重要方面的经历。对当地黑暗旅游景点的访问体现了对灾难的记忆，与积极情绪（例如感激之情）相比，灾难引起更多的负面（例如悲伤）。居民通过寻求他人的安慰或对经历的积极评价来应对。此外，参观黑暗的旅游胜地本身就是灾后居民的应对策略。提供了对黑暗旅游景点发展的启示，并为居民的福祉提供了支持。