Developing a Scale to Measure Backpackers' Personal Development

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 522-536

  Chen, Ganghua ^a   Bao, Jigang ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Sam)   (Australia)

Author keywords

backpacker; conceptualization; perception; personal development; scale development

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; PERCEPTION; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

EID: 84901637481     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287513500392     Document Type: Article

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