An overview of cruise tourism research through comparison of cruise studies published in English and Chinese

K Hung, S Wang, BD Guillet, Z Liu - International Journal of Hospitality …, 2019 - Elsevier
The concept of cruise tourism should be examined given the rapid growth of this segment of
travel worldwide. Rapid increases in cruise tourists and port construction have been …

The effects of parasocial interaction, authenticity, and self‐congruity on the formation of consumer trust in online travel agencies

X Chen, SS Hyun, TJ Lee - International Journal of Tourism …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This study uses the theories of parasocial interaction, perceived authenticity, and self‐
congruity to analyze the antecedents of source credibility and to confirm the positive effects …

Destination image and tourist loyalty: A meta-analysis

H Zhang, X Fu, LA Cai, L Lu - Tourism management, 2014 - Elsevier
Extant literature is inconclusive on the linkage between destination image and tourist loyalty,
due to the multi-dimensional nature of the two concepts. The present study attempts to draw …

Self-congruity theory in consumer behavior: A little history

MJ Sirgy - Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
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The impact of self-congruity and evaluation of the place on WOM: Perspectives of tourism destination residents

T Šegota, N Chen, T Golja - Journal of Travel Research, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Residents' voluntary word-of-mouth (WOM), especially positive WOM, is scarcely
investigated. Since different human–place relationship factors influence residents' WOM …

Moderators of the self-congruity effect on consumer decision-making: A meta-analysis

A Aguirre-Rodriguez, M Bosnjak, MJ Sirgy - Journal of Business Research, 2012 - Elsevier
Value-expressive brands' success stem largely from self-congruity between their brand
personalities and targeted consumers' self-concepts (Aaker, 1997). Over 100 conceptual …

Five decades of self‐congruity in consumer behaviour research: A systematic review and future research agenda

M Kolańska‐Stronka, B Singh - International Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The conceptualization of self‐congruity is more than five decades old. However, the
research on its effect on consumer behaviour is still evolving, ensuing the literature …

Linking self-congruity, perceived quality and satisfaction to brand loyalty in a tourism destination: the moderating role of visit frequency

PKT Tran, PD Nguyen, AHN Le, VT Tran - Tourism Review, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to examine the direct and indirect relationship between self-
congruity and destination brand loyalty (DBL) based on the conceptual linkages of cognition …

Understanding potential and repeat visitors' travel intentions: the roles of travel motivations, destination image, and visitor image congruity

D Maghrifani, F Liu, J Sneddon - Journal of Travel Research, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Understanding relations between travel motivations and intentions is important, yet these
relations may be complicated by the existence of destination-related factors, such as …

Interactive effects of self-congruity and need for uniqueness on brand loyalty via brand experience and brand attachment

F Chieng, P Sharma, RPJ Kingshott… - Journal of Product & …, 2022 - emerald.com
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