Expression of Behavior and Attitudes toward Sustainable Tourism in the Youth Population: A Search for Statistical Types

Diana Šaparnienė, Oksana Mejerė, Jurgita Raišutienė, Vita Juknevičienė and Rasa Rupulevičienė
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Diana Šaparnienė: Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism, Faculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, LT 92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania
Oksana Mejerė: Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism, Faculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, LT 92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania
Jurgita Raišutienė: Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism, Faculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, LT 92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania
Vita Juknevičienė: Šiauliai Academy, Vilnius University, LT 76351 Šiauliai, Lithuania
Rasa Rupulevičienė: Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism, Faculty of Health Sciences, Klaipeda University, LT 92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-18

Abstract: Youth attitudes and behavior in tourism activities are crucial for sustainable tourism development. This study aims to identify the statistical types of youth according to their expressed behavior in sustainability and attitudes toward sustainable tourism development. Survey data were collected from 1085 respondents representing different Baltic Sea countries—Latvia, Lithuania, and Russia. A unique research instrument, constructed by the authors, was developed for the empirical research, responding to the latest theoretical insights and models and was empirically validated by statistical methods (the factor validity of the scales was tested with Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, etc.). Attitudes towards sustainable tourism development were measured with the SUS-TAS scale. The factor clustering method used in the study identified the statistical types of the youth included, according to the expression of sustainable behavior and the attitudes toward sustainable tourism development. The results indicated that the majority of youth belong to the “oriented toward sustainable behavior” type (50.6%), while the analysis of youth attitudes showed that 71.5% belong to the socioeconomic type, indicating that young people prioritize the long-term socioeconomic wellbeing of the region, which can be achieved through efficient management, tourism planning, and active public participation in the implementation of tourism policies.

Keywords: sustainable tourism; attitudes toward sustainable tourism; expression of behavior in sustainable tourism; youth population; statistical types; typology; clustering; factor analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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