Lee Tsung Hung, Jan Fen-Hauh
Graduate School of Leisure and Exercise Studies, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, 123, Section 3, University Road, Touliu, 640, Yunlin, Taiwan,
Environ Manage. 2015 Jul;56(1):193-208. doi: 10.1007/s00267-015-0488-y. Epub 2015 Apr 4.
The scientific understanding of the recreation experience and the environmentally responsible behavior of nature-based tourists is limited. This study examines the relationship among the recreation experience, environmental attitude, biospheric value, and the general and site-specific environmentally responsible behavior of nature-based tourists in Taomi, Liuqiu Island, and Aowanda and Najenshan in Taiwan. A total of 1342 usable questionnaires were collected for this study. The empirical results indicate that the recreation experience influences biospheric value and environmental attitude; subsequently, it then indirectly influences the general and site-specific environmentally responsible behavior of nature-based tourists. Our theoretical behavioral model elucidates previously proposed but unexamined behavioral models among nature-based tourists, and it offers a theoretical framework for researchers, decision makers, managers, and tourists in the field of nature-based tourism. We conclude that when an individual participates in nature-based tourism as described here, these recreation experiences strengthen their environmental attitude and biospheric value, and consequently increase their engagement in both general and site-specific environmentally responsible behaviors.
对于基于自然的游客的游憩体验以及对环境负责的行为，目前科学上的理解仍很有限。本研究考察了台湾琉球岛的桃米、奥万大以及那仁山等地基于自然的游客的游憩体验、环境态度、生物圈价值以及一般和特定地点的对环境负责行为之间的关系。本研究共收集到1342份有效问卷。实证结果表明，游憩体验会影响生物圈价值和环境态度；随后，它会间接影响基于自然的游客的一般和特定地点的对环境负责行为。我们的理论行为模型阐明了之前提出但未检验的基于自然的游客行为模型，为基于自然的旅游领域的研究人员、决策者、管理者和游客提供了一个理论框架。我们得出结论，当一个人参与此处所述的基于自然的旅游时，这些游憩体验会强化他们的环境态度和生物圈价值，从而增加他们在一般和特定地点对环境负责行为方面的参与度。
