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Research paper thumbnail of Contrasting the COVID-19 Effects on Tourism Safety Perceptions and Coping Behavior among Young People during Two Pandemic Waves: Evidence from Egypt

Sustainability

The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on tourism safety perceptions, accepta... more The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on tourism safety perceptions, acceptance of restrictions, and the intention to change behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic among young people. Taking Egypt as a case study, a total of 386 respondents were surveyed in two different pandemic periods, with data being collected during the first wave, in April and May 2020, and during the second wave, in December 2020 and January 2021. Data was analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) with multigroup analysis (MGA). Results reveal significant differences between the first and the second coronavirus waves regarding the effects of perceived risk. Findings point to the heightened potential of the youth market segment in the current context and suggest that youngsters’ adaptive coping responses evolved towards self-regulatory behavior. Based on the results, theoretical and practical implications are drawn. Conceptually, the study has contributed ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Influence of Generation Gap

UIDB/04084/2020,22209The first type of tourism was essentially domestic. However, tourist activit... more UIDB/04084/2020,22209The first type of tourism was essentially domestic. However, tourist activities have become a major trend lately, particularly in some locations. According to UNWTO (2016), domestic tourism involves an estimated volume of 5 to 6 billion tourists across the whole world. As a result, some destinations consider it imperative to promote and develop domestic tourism, since it represents an important input to local and national economy. Notwithstanding these facts, most actions taken and research conducted focus on international tourists. An empirical study involving 622 domestic tourists reveals that the main cognitive destination image dimensions are Simplicity and Authenticity, Good Environment, Relaxation and Socialization, Good Infrastructures, Nostalgia and History and Culture. Regarding the affective attributes, most tourists in the sample have strong positive feelings regarding the visited destination. In addition, results prove that those tourists’ generation...

Research paper thumbnail of Cláudia Seabra Drivers of In-Group and Out-of-Group Electronic Word-of-Mouth (EWOM)

Research paper thumbnail of TerrorScale: A Scale to Measure the Contact of International Tourists with Terrorism

Terrorism is unfortunately part of our lives and will not simply disappear. Accepting its presenc... more Terrorism is unfortunately part of our lives and will not simply disappear. Accepting its presence, the management and prevention of its negative consequences is a key issue. This is imperative not only for countries where terrorist attacks occur, but also for countries that may be affected indirectly. It is necessary to further consider this issue and create more effective instruments for crisis management, ideally based on cooperative solutions among industry, government agencies and tourism-related academic institutions. Although research on terrorism has been undertaken in the tourism domain, the specific concept of tourists' contact with terrorism has never been operationalized. In this paper we develop a scale that measures the contact of tourists with terrorism. Insights from an empirical study of 600 international tourists indicate that this multi-dimensional scale incorporates three types of contact: 1) Direct, 2) Indirect and 3) Attention to/ Interest in Terrorism on the Media. Discussion centers on implications of this scale for theory development and in the context of strategic destination crisis management decisions. Directions for future research are also presented.

Research paper thumbnail of Destination image perceived by domestic tourists: The influence of Generation Gap

European Journal of Tourism Research, 2020

The first type of tourism was essentially domestic. However, tourist activities have become a maj... more The first type of tourism was essentially domestic. However, tourist activities have become a major trend lately, particularly in some locations. According to UNWTO (2016), domestic tourism involves an estimated volume of 5 to 6 billion tourists across the whole world. As a result, some destinations consider it imperative to promote and develop domestic tourism, since it represents an important input to local and national economy. Notwithstanding these facts, most actions taken and research conducted focus on international tourists.An empirical study involving 622 domestic tourists reveals that the main cognitive destination image dimensions are Simplicity and Authenticity, Good Environment, Relaxation and Socialization, Good Infrastructures, Nostalgia and History and Culture. Regarding the affective attributes, most tourists in the sample have strong positive feelings regarding the visited destination. In addition, results prove that those tourists’ generational differences influen...

Research paper thumbnail of Heterogeneity in risk and safety perceptions of international tourists

Research paper thumbnail of Cláudia Seabra The impact of using non-media information sources on the future use of mass media information sources The mediating role of expectations fulfillment

An empirical study of 350 tourists reveals that using non-media information sources for planning ... more An empirical study of 350 tourists reveals that using non-media information sources for planning tourist trips influences expectations fulfillment. The use of non-media information sources also has a direct impact on the future use of mass media information sources for future tourist trip planning, as well as an indirect impact through expectations fulfillment. More specifically, the main determinants of expectations fulfillment of local infrastructure are commercial brochures, travel agents and internet; expectations fulfillment of entertainment structures is affected by institutional brochures, travel agents and the internet; future use of mass media sources is influenced by expectations fulfillment of local infrastructure and entertainment structures; this factor is also influenced by past use of institutional brochures and the internet. Discussion centers on the implications of this model to theory and managerial development of tourism and services strategies. Directions for future research are also presented. r

Research paper thumbnail of Journal of Tourism Research & Hospitality TerrorScale: A Scale to Measure the Contact of International Tourists with Terrorism

Terrorism is unfortunately part of our lives and will not simply disappear. Accepting its presenc... more Terrorism is unfortunately part of our lives and will not simply disappear. Accepting its presence, the management and prevention of its negative consequences is a key issue. This is imperative not only for countries where terrorist attacks occur, but also for countries that may be affected indirectly. It is necessary to further consider this issue and create more effective instruments for crisis management, ideally based on cooperative solutions among industry, government agencies and tourism-related academic institutions. Although research on terrorism has been undertaken in the tourism domain, the specific concept of tourists' contact with terrorism has never been operationalized. In this paper we develop a scale that measures the contact of tourists with terrorism. Insights from an empirical study of 600 international tourists indicate that this multi-dimensional scale incorporates three types of contact: 1) Direct, 2) Indirect and 3) Attention to/ Interest in Terrorism on the Media. Discussion centers on implications of this scale for theory development and in the context of strategic destination crisis management decisions. Directions for future research are also presented.

Research paper thumbnail of Cláudia Seabra Tourists of natural areas Place attachment and involvement

Research paper thumbnail of Claudia Seabra The influence of motivation in international tourists’ involvement

Objectives | The main goal of this work is to analize the influence of motivations in the involve... more Objectives | The main goal of this work is to analize the influence of motivations in the involvement of international involvement of international tourists, specifically to develop a model for measuring the importance and the influence of motivations on involvement in an international tourism context. . Tourists who agreed to participate in the study, were randomly selected in loco across 3 international airports: Madrid/Barajas, Lisbon/Portela and Milan/ Malpensa. Only those tourists who had undertaken an international trip were interviewed. Two of the authors of this study administered the questionnaires explaining the aim of the study to the tourists at the moment after they did the check in of their return trip. The questionnaires were self-administered, which allowed us to ensure that the data was not biased and that tourists had significant knowledge about the topic. A final sample of 600 valid responses was obtained, equally divided among the three international airports. The exploratory factorial analysis was done with SPSS. In order to assess the validity of the measures, the items were subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis, using full-information maximum likelihood (FIML) estimation procedures in LISREL 8.54 (Joreskog & Sorbom, 1996). Lisrel was also used to build a Structure Equation Model.

Research paper thumbnail of Cláudia Seabra Pedagogical affect, student interest, and learning performance

Using a sample of more than 1000 students, this study reveals that students' perceived learning d... more Using a sample of more than 1000 students, this study reveals that students' perceived learning depends directly on their interest, pedagogical affect, and their learning performance and indirectly on the student-instructor interaction, the instructor's responsiveness, course organization, the instructor's likeability/concern, and the student's learning performance. Likeability/concern indirectly affects student interest by influencing learning performance. The results yield recommendations for schools, department heads, and university administrators.

Research paper thumbnail of Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences Personal and Pedagogical Interaction Factors as Determinants of Academic Achievement

This study intends to relate self-esteem, teacher-student interaction, student-student interactio... more This study intends to relate self-esteem, teacher-student interaction, student-student interaction and learning performance, and its direct and indirect relationships with academic achievement. Using a sample of about 2000 Portuguese high school students, a structural model reveals that low social self-esteem directly and negatively influences teacher-student interaction and studentstudent interaction and also learning performance. Teacher-student interaction directly and positively influences student-student interaction. Teacher student-interaction and student-student interaction directly and positively influence learning performance, which in turn influences directly and positively academic achievement. Corroborating previous studies, these findings suggest that an appropriate pedagogical interaction provides an effective learning environment that enhances student´s learning outcomes, namely academic achievement. Recommendations for teachers and school managers are addressed.

Research paper thumbnail of Marketing Innovations for Sustainable Destinations

Research paper thumbnail of Heterogeneity in risk and safety perceptions of international tourists

Research paper thumbnail of Cláudia Seabra Drivers of In-Group and Out-of-Group Electronic Word-of-Mouth (EWOM)

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to address a recent call for additional research on eWOM (G... more Purpose: The purpose of this study is to address a recent call for additional research on eWOM (Gupta and Harris, 2010;. In response to this call, this study draws on the social network paradigm and the uses and gratification theory (UGT) to propose and empirically test a conceptual framework of key drivers of two types of eWOM, namely In-Group and Out-of-Group.

Research paper thumbnail of Contrasting the COVID-19 Effects on Tourism Safety Perceptions and Coping Behavior among Young People during Two Pandemic Waves: Evidence from Egypt

Sustainability

The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on tourism safety perceptions, accepta... more The aim of this study is to analyze the impact of COVID-19 on tourism safety perceptions, acceptance of restrictions, and the intention to change behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic among young people. Taking Egypt as a case study, a total of 386 respondents were surveyed in two different pandemic periods, with data being collected during the first wave, in April and May 2020, and during the second wave, in December 2020 and January 2021. Data was analyzed using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) with multigroup analysis (MGA). Results reveal significant differences between the first and the second coronavirus waves regarding the effects of perceived risk. Findings point to the heightened potential of the youth market segment in the current context and suggest that youngsters’ adaptive coping responses evolved towards self-regulatory behavior. Based on the results, theoretical and practical implications are drawn. Conceptually, the study has contributed ...

Research paper thumbnail of The Influence of Generation Gap

UIDB/04084/2020,22209The first type of tourism was essentially domestic. However, tourist activit... more UIDB/04084/2020,22209The first type of tourism was essentially domestic. However, tourist activities have become a major trend lately, particularly in some locations. According to UNWTO (2016), domestic tourism involves an estimated volume of 5 to 6 billion tourists across the whole world. As a result, some destinations consider it imperative to promote and develop domestic tourism, since it represents an important input to local and national economy. Notwithstanding these facts, most actions taken and research conducted focus on international tourists. An empirical study involving 622 domestic tourists reveals that the main cognitive destination image dimensions are Simplicity and Authenticity, Good Environment, Relaxation and Socialization, Good Infrastructures, Nostalgia and History and Culture. Regarding the affective attributes, most tourists in the sample have strong positive feelings regarding the visited destination. In addition, results prove that those tourists’ generation...

Research paper thumbnail of Cláudia Seabra Drivers of In-Group and Out-of-Group Electronic Word-of-Mouth (EWOM)

Research paper thumbnail of TerrorScale: A Scale to Measure the Contact of International Tourists with Terrorism

Terrorism is unfortunately part of our lives and will not simply disappear. Accepting its presenc... more Terrorism is unfortunately part of our lives and will not simply disappear. Accepting its presence, the management and prevention of its negative consequences is a key issue. This is imperative not only for countries where terrorist attacks occur, but also for countries that may be affected indirectly. It is necessary to further consider this issue and create more effective instruments for crisis management, ideally based on cooperative solutions among industry, government agencies and tourism-related academic institutions. Although research on terrorism has been undertaken in the tourism domain, the specific concept of tourists' contact with terrorism has never been operationalized. In this paper we develop a scale that measures the contact of tourists with terrorism. Insights from an empirical study of 600 international tourists indicate that this multi-dimensional scale incorporates three types of contact: 1) Direct, 2) Indirect and 3) Attention to/ Interest in Terrorism on the Media. Discussion centers on implications of this scale for theory development and in the context of strategic destination crisis management decisions. Directions for future research are also presented.

Research paper thumbnail of Destination image perceived by domestic tourists: The influence of Generation Gap

European Journal of Tourism Research, 2020

The first type of tourism was essentially domestic. However, tourist activities have become a maj... more The first type of tourism was essentially domestic. However, tourist activities have become a major trend lately, particularly in some locations. According to UNWTO (2016), domestic tourism involves an estimated volume of 5 to 6 billion tourists across the whole world. As a result, some destinations consider it imperative to promote and develop domestic tourism, since it represents an important input to local and national economy. Notwithstanding these facts, most actions taken and research conducted focus on international tourists.An empirical study involving 622 domestic tourists reveals that the main cognitive destination image dimensions are Simplicity and Authenticity, Good Environment, Relaxation and Socialization, Good Infrastructures, Nostalgia and History and Culture. Regarding the affective attributes, most tourists in the sample have strong positive feelings regarding the visited destination. In addition, results prove that those tourists’ generational differences influen...

Research paper thumbnail of Heterogeneity in risk and safety perceptions of international tourists

Research paper thumbnail of Cláudia Seabra The impact of using non-media information sources on the future use of mass media information sources The mediating role of expectations fulfillment

An empirical study of 350 tourists reveals that using non-media information sources for planning ... more An empirical study of 350 tourists reveals that using non-media information sources for planning tourist trips influences expectations fulfillment. The use of non-media information sources also has a direct impact on the future use of mass media information sources for future tourist trip planning, as well as an indirect impact through expectations fulfillment. More specifically, the main determinants of expectations fulfillment of local infrastructure are commercial brochures, travel agents and internet; expectations fulfillment of entertainment structures is affected by institutional brochures, travel agents and the internet; future use of mass media sources is influenced by expectations fulfillment of local infrastructure and entertainment structures; this factor is also influenced by past use of institutional brochures and the internet. Discussion centers on the implications of this model to theory and managerial development of tourism and services strategies. Directions for future research are also presented. r

Research paper thumbnail of Journal of Tourism Research & Hospitality TerrorScale: A Scale to Measure the Contact of International Tourists with Terrorism

Terrorism is unfortunately part of our lives and will not simply disappear. Accepting its presenc... more Terrorism is unfortunately part of our lives and will not simply disappear. Accepting its presence, the management and prevention of its negative consequences is a key issue. This is imperative not only for countries where terrorist attacks occur, but also for countries that may be affected indirectly. It is necessary to further consider this issue and create more effective instruments for crisis management, ideally based on cooperative solutions among industry, government agencies and tourism-related academic institutions. Although research on terrorism has been undertaken in the tourism domain, the specific concept of tourists' contact with terrorism has never been operationalized. In this paper we develop a scale that measures the contact of tourists with terrorism. Insights from an empirical study of 600 international tourists indicate that this multi-dimensional scale incorporates three types of contact: 1) Direct, 2) Indirect and 3) Attention to/ Interest in Terrorism on the Media. Discussion centers on implications of this scale for theory development and in the context of strategic destination crisis management decisions. Directions for future research are also presented.

Research paper thumbnail of Cláudia Seabra Tourists of natural areas Place attachment and involvement

Research paper thumbnail of Claudia Seabra The influence of motivation in international tourists’ involvement

Objectives | The main goal of this work is to analize the influence of motivations in the involve... more Objectives | The main goal of this work is to analize the influence of motivations in the involvement of international involvement of international tourists, specifically to develop a model for measuring the importance and the influence of motivations on involvement in an international tourism context. . Tourists who agreed to participate in the study, were randomly selected in loco across 3 international airports: Madrid/Barajas, Lisbon/Portela and Milan/ Malpensa. Only those tourists who had undertaken an international trip were interviewed. Two of the authors of this study administered the questionnaires explaining the aim of the study to the tourists at the moment after they did the check in of their return trip. The questionnaires were self-administered, which allowed us to ensure that the data was not biased and that tourists had significant knowledge about the topic. A final sample of 600 valid responses was obtained, equally divided among the three international airports. The exploratory factorial analysis was done with SPSS. In order to assess the validity of the measures, the items were subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis, using full-information maximum likelihood (FIML) estimation procedures in LISREL 8.54 (Joreskog & Sorbom, 1996). Lisrel was also used to build a Structure Equation Model.

Research paper thumbnail of Cláudia Seabra Pedagogical affect, student interest, and learning performance

Using a sample of more than 1000 students, this study reveals that students' perceived learning d... more Using a sample of more than 1000 students, this study reveals that students' perceived learning depends directly on their interest, pedagogical affect, and their learning performance and indirectly on the student-instructor interaction, the instructor's responsiveness, course organization, the instructor's likeability/concern, and the student's learning performance. Likeability/concern indirectly affects student interest by influencing learning performance. The results yield recommendations for schools, department heads, and university administrators.

Research paper thumbnail of Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences Personal and Pedagogical Interaction Factors as Determinants of Academic Achievement

This study intends to relate self-esteem, teacher-student interaction, student-student interactio... more This study intends to relate self-esteem, teacher-student interaction, student-student interaction and learning performance, and its direct and indirect relationships with academic achievement. Using a sample of about 2000 Portuguese high school students, a structural model reveals that low social self-esteem directly and negatively influences teacher-student interaction and studentstudent interaction and also learning performance. Teacher-student interaction directly and positively influences student-student interaction. Teacher student-interaction and student-student interaction directly and positively influence learning performance, which in turn influences directly and positively academic achievement. Corroborating previous studies, these findings suggest that an appropriate pedagogical interaction provides an effective learning environment that enhances student´s learning outcomes, namely academic achievement. Recommendations for teachers and school managers are addressed.

Research paper thumbnail of Marketing Innovations for Sustainable Destinations

Research paper thumbnail of Heterogeneity in risk and safety perceptions of international tourists

Research paper thumbnail of Cláudia Seabra Drivers of In-Group and Out-of-Group Electronic Word-of-Mouth (EWOM)

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to address a recent call for additional research on eWOM (G... more Purpose: The purpose of this study is to address a recent call for additional research on eWOM (Gupta and Harris, 2010;. In response to this call, this study draws on the social network paradigm and the uses and gratification theory (UGT) to propose and empirically test a conceptual framework of key drivers of two types of eWOM, namely In-Group and Out-of-Group.