ABSTRACT

To investigate tourism’s positive influence on family relationships, existing literature has focused on “travel activities,” ignoring the cognitive and emotional effects of travel experiences. This study adopts cognitive appraisal theory and memorable tourism experiences (MTEs) to examine emotional influences of rural travel on family cohesion. Based on a survey of 250 family tourists engaging in rural travel in South Korea, this study shows the MTEs’ positive effect on family cohesion. The results also suggest that involvement has the strongest effect; arousal and meaningfulness have a similarly significant effect; novelty has a relatively weak effect; and refreshment has no significant effect.

摘要

为了调查旅游业对家庭关系的积极影响，现有文献集中在“旅游活动”上，而忽略了旅游经历的认知和情感影响。本研究采用认知评估理论和难忘的旅游经历（MTEs）来考察乡村旅行对家庭凝聚力的情感影响。根据对韩国250位从事乡村旅行的家庭游客的调查，该研究表明MTE对家庭凝聚力的积极影响。结果还表明，参与具有最强的作用。唤醒和有意义具有类似的显着效果；新颖性的作用相对较弱；提神没有明显的作用。