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Media and fake news: An analysis of citizens’ attitudes toward misinformation in European countries
No full textThe present work aims at analysing the attitude of European citizens toward fake news and disinformation. After briefly discussing the growing literature on fake news and disinformation, by virtue of the availability of micro-data from the Flash Eurobarometer survey on “Fake news and disinformation online” (European Commission, 2018), a segmentation of users is proposed according to their attitude towards different types of media. Secondly, clusters are characterized both in terms of socio-demographic characteristics and in relation to users’ behaviour and opinions regarding misinformation. In consideration of the social and political relevance of misinformation, potential strategies to face with fake news and online misinformation are discussed
Measuring Tourist Satisfaction Through a Dual Approach: The 4Q Methodology
No full textTourist satisfaction is one of the key factors in determining the success of a tourist destination, since it affects behavioural intentions, such as the willingness to revisit and recommend the destination. Therefore, much research has addressed the measuring of tourist satisfaction, either eliciting positive or negative evaluations of a holiday or destination. The spread between expected positive and negative characteristics can trigger a tourist experience. And the gap between expectations and perceptions will produce a feeling of satisfaction or dissatisfaction (Expectancy-Disconfirmation Paradigm, EDP). Under these conditions, this paper adopts a dual approach, considering tourist satisfaction and dissatisfaction as two distinct constructs; it also proposes a practical methodology, termed 4Q, for measuring these constructs in the field of tourism research. Lastly, two distinct composite indicators relating to Tourist Satisfaction (TS) and Tourist Dissatisfaction (TD) are proposed, for comparing the performance of tourist destinations over space and time, and addressing marketing strategies regarding different tourist segments
HIV Prevalence in some African Territories: Socio-Economic Drivers
No full textIn 2020, 35% of all HIV-positive people in the world lived in Eastern and Southern Africa. This work aims at assessing the relationship between socio-economic drivers and HIV prevalence at the sub-national level in these countries. The data used are drawn from the Demographic and Health Survey, in which a subset of respondents is tested for HIV. Using a fractional logistic regression model on clusters of individuals, middle-to-high wealth is positively associated with higher HIV prevalence, while a higher average number of children acts as a protective factor; moreover, higher proportions of people who have never been in sexual relationships lower their cluster’s HIV prevalence but HIV-positive people are more likely to use condoms at last intercourse
Domestic violence in Africa: a glance through the DHS survey
No full textRecent data states that 33 per cent of women in Sub-Saharan Africa are survivors of domestic violence. This work aims at assessing the association between women’s characteristics, their environment, and their history of violence in fifteen African countries. Three kinds of violence were explored: physical, emotional and sexual, each one exerted by the current partner. The data are from Demographic and Health Survey, in which a special module assessed domestic violence in female respondents. Using three independent logistic regression models, we found that witnessing violence of any kind has an effect on having a violent relationship, and while female empowerment is not protective, partners with high education are less likely to be violent
Walking tourism in Malaga: a pilot survey to explore tourism behaviours with a GPS approach
No full textWalking tourism in urban destinations can be defined as a sequence of day visits and/or a
sequence of walking tours.
In this work, GPS tracking data on spatio-temporal behaviour of walking tourists in Malaga
are reported as case study. Malaga is a booming tourist destination characterized by a city
centre, particularly suitable for a pedestrian visit. From 22nd January to 19th March 2018 for a
total period of 41 days, a survey was carried out with a specific protocol: 103 interviews were
conducted and 101 GPS valid tracks were collected. Walking tourists were systematically
sampled, starting from the population of all tourists staying in the surveying day at some
selected hotels in the city centre. The approach was based on the use of GPS technology as a
supplementary tool used in conjunction with the traditional questionnaire-based survey.
The survey has achieved three specific objectives; the analysis of:
- the most visited attractions and the characteristics of mobility of walking tourists in
Malaga;
- the main routes taken by walking tourists during the visit of the city and the
corresponding movement patterns;
- the factors that have significantly influenced the spatio-temporal behaviours of
walking tourists within the city
GLI ELEMENTI DETERMINANTI PER LA COMPETITIVITA’ DEL TURISMO NAUTICO: IL CASO DELLA SARDEGNA
Full text linkTurismo e comunicazione- fattori emergenti tra pratiche e politiche turistiche
No full textquesto volume raccoglie cinque contributi realizzati da giovani ricercatori, dottori di ricerca in Scienze del Turismo. I lavori hanno un filo conduttore comune: la relazione tra comunicazione e fenomeno turistico
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