A rational-affective-moral factor model for determining tourists’ pro-environmental behaviour

Yang Gao, Zhenbin Zhao, Yaofeng Ma and Yuan Li

Current Issues in Tourism, 2023, vol. 26, issue 13, 2127-2145

Abstract: Tourists’ pro-environmental behaviour (PEB) has a positive social significance for the sustainable development of the destination environment. Based on the theory of planned behaviour, the norm activation model, and affect-behaviour theory, this study established the ‘rational-affective-moral’ (R-A-M) factor model of tourists’ PEB. It used questionnaires to investigate the main influencing factors and mechanisms of tourists’ PEB in a more comprehensive and in-depth manner, using a sample of 488 tourists from China. The results showed that (1) the structural equation model of R-A-M fitted well. Cognitive attitudes, perceived behaviour control, positive emotions, personal norms, and daily green behaviour habits directly impacted tourists’ PEB, among which affective factors had the largest effect. (2) The mediating effect test results revealed two completely mediating paths—social norms-cognitive attitudes-tourists’ PEB; and social norms-personal norms-tourists’ PEB—and two indirect mediation paths—perceived behaviour control-cognitive attitudes-tourists’ PEB; and daily green behaviour habits-personal norms-tourists’ PEB. (3) Positive emotions not only directly influenced tourists’ PEB but indirectly moderated the effects of perceived behaviour control, personal norms, and daily green behaviour habits on tourists’ PEB. Finally, the study discusses the theoretical innovation and potential application value of the R-A-M factor model.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2022.2078687

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