Moderating Effect of the Use of eWOM on Subjective Norms, Behavioural Control and Religious Tourist Revisit Intention

Iriobe, Ofunre C. and Abiola-Oke, Elizabeth O. (2019) "Moderating effect of the use of eWOM on subjective norms, behavioural control and religious tourist revisit intention," International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage: Vol. 7: Iss. 3, Article 5.

10 Pages Posted: 10 Jul 2019

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Ofunre Iriobe

Redeemer's University - Department of Business Administration and Marketing

Elizabeth Abiola-Oke

Redeemer's University

Date Written: June 30, 2019

Abstract

Religious activities are a common topic of discussion on various platforms and online forums in Nigeria. These online interactions shape opinions and attitudes of tourist to a religious destination. The use of electronic word of mouth has become a factor in influencing behavioural intention. Hence, this study investigated the relationship between the use of eWOM and tourist revisiting intention to a religious destination and the effect of the use of eWOM on the relationship between Subjective Norm, Perceived Behavioural control and Revisit intention of visitors to religious destinations. The hypotheses for the study was tested using a Hierarchical Regression model. The essence was to examine the effect of each variable on revisit intention as they are entered into the regression equation.

The findings show that the combination of the use of eWOM, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control and even attitude has a strong influence on revisiting intention. However, the use of eWOM has a weak effect on revisit intention of religious tourists. The study recommends that managers of religious events pay more attention to the experience rather than focusing on using eWOM as a promotional tool, although it may attract new visitors, it will not make them come back.

Keywords: Tourism, Revisit Intention, eWOM, Religious Destination

Suggested Citation

Iriobe, Ofunre and Abiola-Oke, Elizabeth, Moderating Effect of the Use of eWOM on Subjective Norms, Behavioural Control and Religious Tourist Revisit Intention (June 30, 2019). Iriobe, Ofunre C. and Abiola-Oke, Elizabeth O. (2019) "Moderating effect of the use of eWOM on subjective norms, behavioural control and religious tourist revisit intention," International Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage: Vol. 7: Iss. 3, Article 5. , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3412517 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3412517

Ofunre Iriobe (Contact Author)

Redeemer's University - Department of Business Administration and Marketing ( email )

Elizabeth Abiola-Oke

Redeemer's University ( email )

Redeemer's University
Ede, 00176

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