Abstract
This article introduces the Tourist Metasafety Framework, integrating state and trait safety for a holistic view of tourist safety. Utilizing LDA, Study 1 analyzed 650 tourist interviews, revealing three dimensions of state safety—physiological, psychological, and ontological—and identifying trait safety as secure attachment. Study 2 explored the influence of the TMF componeents on tourist safety behavior, finding that secure attachment positively impacts safety compliance and participation. Additionally, the three dimensions of state safety serve as parallel mediators between secure attachment and safety behaviors, while the public opinion climate of risk negatively moderates this relationship. This research elucidates the behavioral regulation process of tourist metasafety as “trait safety → state safety → safety response,” offering theoretical insights and practical guidance for enhancing tourist safety behaviors and managing negative public opinions in tourist destinations.
RAS ID
76322
Document Type
Journal Article
Volume
107
Funding Information
National Natural Science Foundation of China (42271243)
School
School of Business and Law
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.
Publisher
Elsevier
Identifier
Songshan Sam Huang: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4990-2788
Comments
This is an Authors Accepted Manuscript version of an article published by Elsevier in Tourism Management. The published version is available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2024.105071
Xie, C., Wang, M., Zhang, J., Huang, S. S., & Yu, J. (2025). The tourist metasafety framework (TMF): Toward a holistic understanding of tourist safety. Tourism Management, 107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2024.105071