DEVELOPING A MEASUREMENT SCALE FOR CONSTRAINTS TO CRUISING

Kam Hung; James F. Petrick

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2009.09.002

DEVELOPING A MEASUREMENT SCALE FOR CONSTRAINTS TO CRUISING

Kam Hung, James F. Petrick

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Abstract

Constraints to participating in leisure activities have been extensively studied. Yet, while increasing attention has been paid to this topic, little effort has been invested in understanding the factors limiting people's decision to take a cruise vacation, or to develop a measurement scale for constraints to travel. The study adopted the comprehensive procedures of measurement scale development recommended by Churchill (1979) and derived a measurement scale for constraints to cruising. The resulted measurement scale demonstrates acceptable reliability and validity. Implications related to the developed scale are discussed both in terms of their implications for theory and for management.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	206-228
Number of pages	23
Journal	Annals of Tourism Research
Volume	37
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2009.09.002
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2010

Keywords

constraints
cruising
measurement scale development

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Development
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

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