Paper Title
Leisure Travel of Korean Families of Children with Disability: Motivation and Activities
Start Date
7-1-2011 10:30 AM
End Date
7-1-2011 11:45 AM
Track
1. Track 1 – Formal Paper Presentation
Subject Area
Travel and Tourism
Faculty Member
Xinran Y. Lehto xinran@purdue.edu
Abstract
While research to understand family as a leisure travel unit has received healthy attention in recent years, rare attention has been given to families of children with disabilities. This current study attempts to investigate the tourism motivation and activities of Korean families with disabled children through a sample of 161 family travelers. Utilizing factor analysis, this study identified five motivational factors and seven activity factors. Among them, ‘family competence (mastery)’ appeared to be the most important motivational factor for families of children with disability while ‘sedative outdoor activities’ were the what they do the most during a family leisure trip. This study also examined the interrelationships among the motivation and activity domains and identified significant linkage between trip motivations and activity choices. Theoretical and managerial implications and recommendations to more effective service the group of families were discussed.
Keywords
family leisure, family with disabled children, leisure travel, Leisure Motivation Scale (LMS), tourism motivation, activities
Leisure Travel of Korean Families of Children with Disability: Motivation and Activities
While research to understand family as a leisure travel unit has received healthy attention in recent years, rare attention has been given to families of children with disabilities. This current study attempts to investigate the tourism motivation and activities of Korean families with disabled children through a sample of 161 family travelers. Utilizing factor analysis, this study identified five motivational factors and seven activity factors. Among them, ‘family competence (mastery)’ appeared to be the most important motivational factor for families of children with disability while ‘sedative outdoor activities’ were the what they do the most during a family leisure trip. This study also examined the interrelationships among the motivation and activity domains and identified significant linkage between trip motivations and activity choices. Theoretical and managerial implications and recommendations to more effective service the group of families were discussed.