Prof. Yuansi HOU
Journal of Travel Research
Prof. Yuansi HOU, Associate Professor in the Department of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management at the Faculty of Business and Administration at the University of Macau (UM) and a member of the Smart Tourism Team at APAEM, has published an article entitled “Life-Role Transitions and Tourists’ Misbehavior: A Self-Diagnosticity Perspective” in collaboration with Prof. Nan (Iris) XUE, Prof. Jihao HU and Prof. Gang LI in Journal of Travel Research (ABS4).
Abstract:
Travel is intertwined with different stages of life, and people are inclined to travel during life-role transitions. This paper aims to examine how transitions between life roles influence misbehavior during travel and evaluate the underlying mechanism of self-diagnosticity, using a sequential multi-methods study design. An exploratory interview provides the preliminary relationship between life-role transitions and tourist misbehavior. Study 1a, a field study, establishes the main effect by capturing the actual misbehavior. Study 1b further separates valence from life-role transitions to control for potential confounding factors. Studies 2a and 2b identify the mediating role of self-diagnosticity and rule out alternative accounts. This research sheds light on the under-explored topic of life-role transitions in tourism, offering insights into the triggers and mechanisms of tourists’ misbehavior from a self-related perspective, with valuable implications regarding how to mitigate such behaviors.
For details: https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875251378501