AUTHOR=Ko Sung-Hoon , Kim Ji-Young , Choi Yongjun , Kim Jongsung , Kang Hyun Chul 

TITLE=Storytelling festival participation and tourists’ revisit intention

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychology

VOLUME=13

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.968472

DOI=10.3389/fpsyg.2022.968472

ISSN=1664-1078

ABSTRACT=<p>Storytelling is getting increasing attention as one of the effective strategies for revitalizing the local festivals and even regional economies. Yet, the mechanisms through how storytelling helps the success of local festivals are still relatively less known. Using the data from 322 individuals who participated in local festivals using storytelling, our results showed that local festival storytelling is positively related to tourists’ revisit intention. Furthermore, the positive relationship between local festival storytelling and tourists’ revisit intention was serially mediated by authenticity and positive emotion. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.</p>