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- Title
The Effects of Ambivalence on Behavioral Intention in Medical Tourism.
- Authors
Kim, Sang-Man; Um, Ki-Hyun
- Abstract
This article attempts to understand the consequences of ambivalence on perceived values, perceived risks, and the relationship between perceived values and perceived risks-behavioral intention. The fundamental theme of this study is ambivalent attitude, a term used to describe conflicting states in which individuals have both positive and negative ratings toward the same object. Using the Amos statistical program, we analyze these relationships by asking 230 Chinese potential medical tourists about their attitudes toward medical tour service. The results of this study show that in ambivalent states, medical service is mainly dependent on cognitive judgment, while tour service is mainly dependent on affective judgment. It is also shown that in the relationship between perceived values and risks-behavioral intention, the perceived functional value is the only variable related to behavioral intention. These findings suggest that the role of ambivalence in decision-making is taken into consideration in the field of consumer behavior.
- Subjects
MEDICAL tourism; AMBIVALENCE; RISK; CONSUMER behavior; TOURISTS
- Publication
Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research, 2016, Vol 21, Issue 9, p1020
- ISSN
1094-1665
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1080/10941665.2015.1093515