Risk Perception Study in Tourism: Are we Really Measuring Perceived Risk?
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Abstract Research on tourist's risk perception is emerging since the beginning of last decade, marked by the 9/11 attack. In view of the cleavage and dearth of risk perception theories, scholars begin to question the validity or credibility of risk perception study in tourism. This paper investigates concepts and theories of risk perception adopted by existing literature with an aim to conceptualize the different aspects of risk perception in order to enhance current understanding of tourist's risk perception. Based on existing literature, uncertainty, worry, fear, and anxiety are found to be closely related to risk perception. These terms have been used interchangeably in past studies, which has therefore caused confusion in understanding tourists’ experience with risk. The definitions of the aforementioned terms and their relationship with risk perception are clearly illustrated in this paper. Likewise, recommendations for future research agenda are included.
Subfields: Communication, Sociology and Political Science
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In Sociology and Political Science
- K. Woosnam
- Manuel Alector Ribeiro
- Valsaraj Payini
- J. Mallya
- V. Patwardhan
- P. Gopalakrishnan
- E. Erul
- Xiangping Li
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- Visitors’ Place Attachment and Destination Loyalty: Examining the Roles of Emotional Solidarity and Perceived Safety (2020, background): “Although perceived risk and perceived safety may be conceptually related as per theory, these two constructs are actually distinct from one another (Yang and Nair 2014; Schroeder 2015).”