Efectos del turismo en la actitud hacia la superioridad de los valores sociales y culturales de la propia nacionalidad

Jesús Emilio San Martín García; Fabiola Perles Novas

doi:10.24310/espsiescpsi.vi2.13430

Effects of tourism on the attitude towards the superiority of social and cultural values of someone's own nationality

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Jesús Emilio San Martín García Universidad de Málaga Spain
Fabiola Perles Novas Universidad de Málaga Spain

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https://doi.org/10.24310/espsiescpsi.vi2.13430

Keywords:

Tourism, attitude change, social comparation, Socical Identity Theory

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine if a touristic experience is able to modify the attitudes of tourists towards the superiority of social and cultural values of their own nationality, expecting that after the trip the attitude towards the superiority of the aforesaid values were less marked. So as to reach this aim, a quasi-experimental design with a non equivalent group control was used. The travelling group consisted of 97 subjects, while the control group was made up of 79 subjects . A measurement was accomplished befare and after the trip occured. The findings showed that, after the touristic experience, negative changes in the measured attitudes were detected; the individuals developed a more emphasized attitude towards the superiority of the measured values. The results are analyzed in the light of the Social Identity Theory, which seems to be a valid theory when explaining the changes of attitudes in this context.

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1998-10-01

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San Martín García, J. E., & Perles Novas, F. (1998). Effects of tourism on the attitude towards the superiority of social and cultural values of someone’s own nationality. Escritos De Psicología - Psychological Writings, 1(2), 27–34. https://doi.org/10.24310/espsiescpsi.vi2.13430

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