Ceremonious Politeness In Consuming Food In Vfr Tourism: Scale Development

Keywords

ceremonious politeness; scale development; VFR

Abstract

Understanding the desire for visiting friends and relatives (VFR) has been examined in previous studies. Yet, research on the antecedences and consequences of social interaction between host and guest in VFR tourism has not received enough attention. Addressing this gap, this study introduces ceremonious politeness (CP) by tourists in consuming food as a cultural code that facilitates the establishment of a communally arranged form of social interaction. Using a mixed methods scale-development approach (e.g. Delphi technique, qualitative interviews, and surveys) during 14 months in 2015–2016, it develops and validates a CP scale to measure the impact of self-accountability and perceived others’ control on tourists’ sense of self-blame in social interaction situation related to consuming food in VFR tourism. The study contributes to the body of knowledge by introducing the concept of CP in a non-commercial setting.

Publication Date

12-10-2017

Publication Title

Service Industries Journal

Volume

37

Issue

15-16

Number of Pages

948-967

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/02642069.2017.1369969

Socpus ID

85029453388 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85029453388

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