 Travel by families with children possessing disabilities: Motives and activitiesSongee Kim and Xinran Y. Lehto Tourism Management, 2013, vol. 37, issue C, 13-24 Abstract: While research to understand the family as a leisure travel unit has received significant attention in recent years, little research has been undertaken on families of children with disabilities. This current study seeks to investigate the tourism motivation and activities of Korean families with disabled children through a sample of 161 such families. Utilizing a factor analysis, this study identified five motivational factors and seven activity factors. Among them, “physical competence (mastery) of disabled children” appeared to be the most important motivational factor for families of children with disabilities, while “sedentary outdoor activities” were revealed as the most prominent activity in which they engaged during family leisure trips. This study further examined the interrelationships between trip motivations and activity domains and identified significant linkages between the two. Also discussed are the theoretical and managerial implications of the findings, and recommendations for more effective service for these groups of families. Keywords: Family leisure trip; Family with disabled children; Leisure Motivation Scale (LMS); Tourism motivation; Activities (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:touman:v:37:y:2013:i:c:p:13-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2012.12.011 Access Statistics for this article Tourism Management is currently edited by Chris Ryan More articles in Tourism Management from Elsevier |
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