Abstract

RIVERA-ERASO, Álvaro  and  SANDOVAL-ESCOBAR, Marithza. Explanatory model of the dimensions of the perceived value of dark tourist destinations. rev.latinoam.psicol. [online]. 2020, vol.52, pp.226-234.  Epub Mar 01, 2021. ISSN 0120-0534.  https://doi.org/10.14349/rlp.2020.v52.22.

The purpose of this research was to develop a model to identify the dimensions of perceived value of dark tourist destinations, with a sample of 821 participants. Different structures are analyzed through a confirmatory factor analysis, focusing on absolute adjustment rates. The results show that a model with four correlated dimensions has the highest goodness-of-fit indexes. Within the new model it is possible to show a strong correlation between the hedonic and the sensation-seeking component, with a correlation of .97, followed by a correlation of .76 between the hedonic and the utilitarian component, as well as between the sensation-seeking and the hedonic component, whose coefficient was .57. Thus, interest in dark tourism is primarily related to sensation-seeking and to a lesser but consistent degree to the hedonic and utilitarian value per ceived by people in tourist destinations. Finally, no significative intergenerational differences were found in the way the value of dark tourist destinations is perceived and no differences between sex groups were found too.

Keywords : Confirmatory factor analysis; tourism; dark tourism; perceived value; marketing.

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