Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran
2 Assistant Professor and faculty member, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences,, Shahrood University of Technology, Shahrood, Iran
Abstract
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of perception the quality of tourism on the environmentally responsible behavior of sports tourists with the mediating role of attachment to the place.
Methods: This research is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population consisted of all sports tourists in the Alangdareh Forest Park of Gorgan in 2021. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. Structural equation modeling including confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis were used to analyze the data. The software used for data analysis were AMOS23 and SPSS23.
Results: The results showed that perception the quality of tourism has a significant effect on the environmentally responsible behavior of sports tourists; perception the quality of tourism has a significant effect on attachment to the place of sports tourists; Attachment to the place has a significant effect on the environmentally responsible behavior of sports tourists and attachment to the place mediates the effect of understanding the quality of tourism on the environmentally responsible behavior of sports tourists.
Conclusion: In order to strengthen the responsible behavior of sports tourists and also increase the attachment to the place, it is better that the management of tourist attractions in general and the officials in Alangdareh Forest Park in particular try to provide services and raise the desired level of quality. In this way, they encourage sports tourists to behave in an environmentally responsible manner.
Keywords
- Tourism Quality Perception
- Tourism
- Environmentally Responsible Behavior
- Attachment to Place
- Alangdareh Forest Park
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