Affiliation:
1. AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, MANAVGAT MESLEK YÜKSEKOKULU, OTEL, LOKANTA VE İKRAM HİZMETLERİ BÖLÜMÜ
2. AKDENİZ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TURİZM FAKÜLTESİ, TURİZM İŞLETMECİLİĞİ BÖLÜMÜ
Abstract
This study examines the intention of consuming street food during independent travelers' trips based on the Theory of Planned Behavior, which is expanded with the variables of past experience and hedonism. The relationships between the variables of attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and past experience, and behavioral intention variables were examined. Moreover, moderator role of hedonism variable in the relationship between attitude and behavioral intention was tested. The study was conducted in Istanbul, and 523 of 541 questionnaires were analyzed. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to test the five hypotheses proposed in research model. Results showed that attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control and experience, respectively, were important factors affecting the intention of independent travelers to consume street food. However, results also indicated that hedonism does not have a moderating effect between attitude and behavioral intention. It was shown in this study that the expanded Theory of Planned Behavior can be used to explain street food consumption intention. Finally, theoretical and managerial implications of the current study were presented.
Publisher
Advances in Hospitality and Tourism Research
Subject
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management,Development
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