TY - JOUR
T1 - Context-Based Leisure Travel Facilitation among People with Mobility Challenges
T2 - A Self-Determination Theory Approach
AU - Zhang, Ye
AU - Cole, Shu
AU - Ricci, Peter
AU - Gao, Jie
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2017.
PY - 2019/1/1
Y1 - 2019/1/1
N2 - In response to the pressing need to psychologically empower people with mobility challenges (PwMC) to travel, this study proposes the facilitation of self-determined travel motivations as a promising approach. The variation of self-determined travel facilitation across different challenge levels is examined through a quasi-experimental design and analyzed with a new test of moderated mediation based on Hayes’ (2015a) model. The results indicate that for PwMC with significant travel challenge levels, the tourism industry should prioritize the cultivation of intrinsic travel motivations and perceived travel competence satisfaction over less-autonomous motivation dimensions and satisfaction of alternative psychological needs. Such cross-context exploration extends self-determination theory with a new moderator of challenge levels. The adopted new analysis of moderated mediations is competitive regarding accuracy, efficiency, and robustness for less-controlled, real-world tourism experiments. Results can also guide the customization of motivational programs for different PwMC to maximize the effectiveness of psychological empowerment for travel.
AB - In response to the pressing need to psychologically empower people with mobility challenges (PwMC) to travel, this study proposes the facilitation of self-determined travel motivations as a promising approach. The variation of self-determined travel facilitation across different challenge levels is examined through a quasi-experimental design and analyzed with a new test of moderated mediation based on Hayes’ (2015a) model. The results indicate that for PwMC with significant travel challenge levels, the tourism industry should prioritize the cultivation of intrinsic travel motivations and perceived travel competence satisfaction over less-autonomous motivation dimensions and satisfaction of alternative psychological needs. Such cross-context exploration extends self-determination theory with a new moderator of challenge levels. The adopted new analysis of moderated mediations is competitive regarding accuracy, efficiency, and robustness for less-controlled, real-world tourism experiments. Results can also guide the customization of motivational programs for different PwMC to maximize the effectiveness of psychological empowerment for travel.
KW - disabilities
KW - moderated mediation analysis
KW - quasi-experimental design
KW - self-determination theory
KW - travel challenges
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85043333590&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0047287517741004
DO - 10.1177/0047287517741004
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85043333590
SN - 0047-2875
VL - 58
SP - 42
EP - 62
JO - Journal of Travel Research
JF - Journal of Travel Research
IS - 1
ER -