Motivation, perceived authenticity and satisfaction of tourists visiting the monastery of Mor Hananyo-Mardin, Turkey
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2022
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Emerald
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Özet
Purpose – This study aims to investigate the relationship between the dimensions of motivation,
perceived authenticity and satisfaction of tourists visiting the Mor Hananyo Monastery as a heritage
site.
Design/methodology/approach – The quantitative research method was implemented to test the
proposed structural model. Accordingly, a self-administered questionnaire was applied to 341
tourists visiting the monastery of Mor Hananyo between April and May 2019. First, confirmatory
factor analysis was performed to ensure the scales’ construct validity; then, the covariance-based
structural equation model was established to test the research hypothesis with the help of path
analysis.
Findings – The results showed that all motivation dimensions influence the objective authenticity
perception of tourists. Heritage and ancestral motivations influence the constructive authenticity
perception of tourists. However, the effect of educational motivation on the same variable was
insignificant. Furthermore, only heritage motivation affects the existential authenticity perception of
tourists.
Originality/value – The results of this study demonstrate that tourist satisfaction has causal relationships
with travel motivations and authenticity perceptions. Additionally, although tourist satisfaction has been
accepted as an essential and extensively discussed subject in the tourism literature, this study is the first
to examine the structural relationships of travel motivations (ancestral, heritage and educational
motivations), authenticity perceptions (objective, constructive and existential authenticity) and tourist
satisfaction in the monastery context.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Authenticity, Motivation, Heritage, Satisfaction, Monastery of Mor Hananyo-Mardin
Kaynak
International Journal of Tourism Cities
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Seyitoğlu, F., Çakar, K. and Davras, Ö. (2022), "Motivation, perceived authenticity and satisfaction of tourists visiting the monastery of Mor Hananyo-Mardin, Turkey", International Journal of Tourism Cities, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJTC-08-2021-0160
