Exploring leisure trip behaviors of university women students: An investigation of push and pull motivational models

Journal of Hospitality and Leisure Marketing

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 386-405

  Kim, Kakyom ^a   Beck, Jeffrey A ^b  

^a Johnson and Wales University   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Exploratory factor analysis; Female; Push and pull motivation; Tourists; University; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010606903     PISSN: 19368623     EISSN: 15410897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19368620902799593     Document Type: Article

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