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Place Attachment Scale

The Place Attachment Scale (PAS), developed by Williams & Vaske (1992) and refined by Jorgensen & Stedman (2001), measures individuals' emotional and functional bonds to destinations—the extent to which places become integral to identity and sense of belonging. Comprising dimensions of place identity (destination as self-definition), place dependence (destination optimizes one's activities), emotional bonds (love, comfort), and community belonging, the PAS distinguishes deep loyalty-drivers from transactional satisfaction. Essential for understanding repeat visitation, community tourism governance, heritage conservation, and destination branding strategies that cultivate belonging.

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Place Attachment Scale (PAS)
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / tourism-management
  • Williams, D. R., & Vaske, J. J. (1992). The measurement of place attachment: Valid and reliable instruments for natural environments. Society and Natural Resources, 15(3), 271-280. · URL
  • Jorgensen, B. S., & Stedman, R. C. (2001). Sense of place as an attitude: Lakeshore property owners' attitudes toward their properties. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 21(3), 233-248. · DOI 10.1006/jevp.2001.0226
  • Ribeiro, M. A., Fesenmaier, D. R., & Khoo-Lattimore, C. (2017). Social media as a co-creation mechanism for tourism experiences. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing, 34(9), 1227-1244. · URL
  • Lewicka, M. (2011). Place attachment: How far have we come in the last 40 years? Journal of Environmental Psychology, 31(3), 207-230. · DOI 10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.10.001
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