How nostalgia forges place attachment and revisit intention: a moderated mediation model
Marketing Intelligence & Planning
ISSN: 0263-4503
Article publication date: 17 June 2021
Issue publication date: 4 August 2021
Abstract
Purpose
Analyzing sport fans' emotions has attracted much attention and offered important implications for research on sport consumer behavior. As such, diverse emotional factors have been considered to understand their behavioral responses. However, the concept of nostalgia has been examined to a lesser extent in the context of sport. Thus, this study investigated the role of nostalgia and its relationships with place attachment and revisit intention. The frequency of past experience was used as a moderator in this study.
Design/methodology/approach
Data collection was performed during six professional baseball games in South Korea, and 461 responses were collected from sport tourists. This study tested the reliability and validity of the measurement model and examined the relationships between constructs.
Findings
Results showed that nostalgia positively affected place attachment and revisit intention; place attachment played a mediating role between nostalgia and revisit intention. In addition, this study found that the relationship between nostalgia and place attachment was moderated by past experience.
Originality/value
This study identified how nostalgia can drive the development of a bond between place and sport fans, encouraging them to keep returning to the place where they are attached.
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Citation
Cho, H. (2021), "How nostalgia forges place attachment and revisit intention: a moderated mediation model", Marketing Intelligence & Planning, Vol. 39 No. 6, pp. 856-870. https://doi.org/10.1108/MIP-01-2021-0012
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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