John Christopher B Mesana
Biographic Data
| ID | 4641985 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Christopher B Mesana |
| GIVEN NAMES | John Christopher B |
| FAMILY NAME | Mesana |
| SIGNATURE | MESANA J C B |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Graduate School, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5744-572X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A dual-trigger model of online affective appraisal in whale shark tourism
Controversial wildlife tourism is shaped not only by on-site encounters but also by emotional appraisal through digital media. Whale shark tourism in Oslob, Cebu, has been widely studied in ecological, managerial, and participant-centered terms, but less is known about how remote viewers appraise it through unsolicited online commentary. Using Semantic Space Theory as a light analytic scaffold, this research note analyzes 7,808 YouTube comments t…
Online delight and digitally mediated leisure experience
What do Instagram photos tell about grandfathers’ involvement in intergenerational family relationships? A manifest content analysis (MCA)
Recent studies have increasingly underscored the pivotal role that grandparents occupy within family dynamics, leading researchers dedicated to the study of grandparenthood to investigate their contributions across diverse dimensions of familial life. However, a significant portion of this scholarship disproportionately emphasizes the experiences and influence of grandmothers, often neglecting the equally critical perspectives offered by grandfat…
Characterizing sentiments on captions of digital photos featuring Unesco natural heritage sites
Exploring Hunter’s Typology of photographic Representation (TPR) in digital photos of coffee destinations
Playing away from home
Popular yet so controversial, sex tourism remains a significant attraction in Southeast Asia, generating an abundance of scholarly explorations. However, little is known about the emotions expressed by viewers on user-generated content regarding this contentious form of tourism. Thus, this qualitative sentiment analysis, which aims to dilate non-social emotions found in comments expressed by online viewers on video content featuring sex tourism i…
In search for a curricular creativity
The COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably imposed significant limitations on all aspects of education, necessitating educators to adopt more creative approaches to deliver high-quality education to students. This holds particularly true for teaching Philippine folk dances, a topic in physical education that traditionally involves close physical contact, which is currently unfeasible due to social distancing restrictions. Guided by Tanner and Tanner’s …
Mapping online viewers’ social and non-social emotions using the lens of watching Unesco cultural heritage sites’ travel vlogs
Emotions are highly influential variables in tourism. While emotions have gained momentum and have been regularly studied by tourism scholars in various aspects of tourism, social and non-social emotions remain underexplored, especially in heritage tourism. Considering the power of heritage YouTube vlogs in eliciting emotions that are essential in creating sustainability for heritage sites, this qualitative sentiment analysis investigation was un…
Understanding gerontalentology from the lens of older adults’ participation in got talent auditions (2015–2020)
Despite the physical limitations that characterize the older person population, the United Nations continues to rally for the recognition and appreciation of the talents among this group to boost global development goals. Evidently, the introduction and expansion of Got Talent® shows globally, with its inclusive format that allows older participants to showcase their talents are promising frontiers to facilitate the implementation of the 2030 Age…
Examining intergenerational family members’ creative activities during Covid-19 lockdown via manifest content analysis of YouTube and TikTok videos
With limited activities to conduct at home during the pandemic lockdowns, families worldwide have turned to social media to socialize and cope with the impacts of isolation. Likewise, online content-sharing sites has been seen as a promising avenue for family units to conduct creative activities together as a form of bonding and coping during the COVID-19 lockdown. As such, this investigation was undertaken to understand the landscape of intergen…
Happiology in community festivals
Happiness, a construct widely studied since ancient times, has permeated the field of tourism studies for its capacity to promote well-being and satisfaction among tourists. However, in a festival context, studies on happiness remain a research imperative to date. This phenomenological inquiry seeks to elucidate the ontology of festival happiness among a select group of Filipino repeat participants in three major community festivals in the Philip…
Beyond the tip of the iceberg
With the growing popularity of unobtrusive research methods vis-à-vis the unprecedented increase of user-generated content (UGC), this investigation purports to populate the knowledge base on the emerging field of gerontalentology introduced by de Guzman, Mesana and Roman in 2020. Specifically, a qualitative sentiment analysis (QSA) was performed on social media expressions (n = 10,056) that were extracted from top-viewed YouTube videos (n = 12) …
Mapping online viewers’ social and non-social emotions using the lens of watching Unesco cultural heritage sites’ travel vlogs
Emotions are highly influential variables in tourism. While emotions have gained momentum and have been regularly studied by tourism scholars in various aspects of tourism, social and non-social emotions remain underexplored, especially in heritage tourism. Considering the power of heritage YouTube vlogs in eliciting emotions that are essential in creating sustainability for heritage sites, this qualitative sentiment analysis investigation was un…
Happiology in community festivals
Happiness, a construct widely studied since ancient times, has permeated the field of tourism studies for its capacity to promote well-being and satisfaction among tourists. However, in a festival context, studies on happiness remain a research imperative to date. This phenomenological inquiry seeks to elucidate the ontology of festival happiness among a select group of Filipino repeat participants in three major community festivals in the Philip…
Characterizing sentiments on captions of digital photos featuring Unesco natural heritage sites
Playing away from home
Popular yet so controversial, sex tourism remains a significant attraction in Southeast Asia, generating an abundance of scholarly explorations. However, little is known about the emotions expressed by viewers on user-generated content regarding this contentious form of tourism. Thus, this qualitative sentiment analysis, which aims to dilate non-social emotions found in comments expressed by online viewers on video content featuring sex tourism i…
Beyond the tip of the iceberg
With the growing popularity of unobtrusive research methods vis-à-vis the unprecedented increase of user-generated content (UGC), this investigation purports to populate the knowledge base on the emerging field of gerontalentology introduced by de Guzman, Mesana and Roman in 2020. Specifically, a qualitative sentiment analysis (QSA) was performed on social media expressions (n = 10,056) that were extracted from top-viewed YouTube videos (n = 12) …
Examining intergenerational family members’ creative activities during Covid-19 lockdown via manifest content analysis of YouTube and TikTok videos
With limited activities to conduct at home during the pandemic lockdowns, families worldwide have turned to social media to socialize and cope with the impacts of isolation. Likewise, online content-sharing sites has been seen as a promising avenue for family units to conduct creative activities together as a form of bonding and coping during the COVID-19 lockdown. As such, this investigation was undertaken to understand the landscape of intergen…
Happiology in community festivals
Happiness, a construct widely studied since ancient times, has permeated the field of tourism studies for its capacity to promote well-being and satisfaction among tourists. However, in a festival context, studies on happiness remain a research imperative to date. This phenomenological inquiry seeks to elucidate the ontology of festival happiness among a select group of Filipino repeat participants in three major community festivals in the Philip…
Understanding gerontalentology from the lens of older adults’ participation in got talent auditions (2015–2020)
Despite the physical limitations that characterize the older person population, the United Nations continues to rally for the recognition and appreciation of the talents among this group to boost global development goals. Evidently, the introduction and expansion of Got Talent® shows globally, with its inclusive format that allows older participants to showcase their talents are promising frontiers to facilitate the implementation of the 2030 Age…
In search for a curricular creativity
The COVID-19 pandemic has undeniably imposed significant limitations on all aspects of education, necessitating educators to adopt more creative approaches to deliver high-quality education to students. This holds particularly true for teaching Philippine folk dances, a topic in physical education that traditionally involves close physical contact, which is currently unfeasible due to social distancing restrictions. Guided by Tanner and Tanner’s …
Mapping online viewers’ social and non-social emotions using the lens of watching Unesco cultural heritage sites’ travel vlogs
Emotions are highly influential variables in tourism. While emotions have gained momentum and have been regularly studied by tourism scholars in various aspects of tourism, social and non-social emotions remain underexplored, especially in heritage tourism. Considering the power of heritage YouTube vlogs in eliciting emotions that are essential in creating sustainability for heritage sites, this qualitative sentiment analysis investigation was un…
What do Instagram photos tell about grandfathers’ involvement in intergenerational family relationships? A manifest content analysis (MCA)
Recent studies have increasingly underscored the pivotal role that grandparents occupy within family dynamics, leading researchers dedicated to the study of grandparenthood to investigate their contributions across diverse dimensions of familial life. However, a significant portion of this scholarship disproportionately emphasizes the experiences and influence of grandmothers, often neglecting the equally critical perspectives offered by grandfat…
Characterizing sentiments on captions of digital photos featuring Unesco natural heritage sites
Exploring Hunter’s Typology of photographic Representation (TPR) in digital photos of coffee destinations
Playing away from home
Popular yet so controversial, sex tourism remains a significant attraction in Southeast Asia, generating an abundance of scholarly explorations. However, little is known about the emotions expressed by viewers on user-generated content regarding this contentious form of tourism. Thus, this qualitative sentiment analysis, which aims to dilate non-social emotions found in comments expressed by online viewers on video content featuring sex tourism i…
A dual-trigger model of online affective appraisal in whale shark tourism
Controversial wildlife tourism is shaped not only by on-site encounters but also by emotional appraisal through digital media. Whale shark tourism in Oslob, Cebu, has been widely studied in ecological, managerial, and participant-centered terms, but less is known about how remote viewers appraise it through unsolicited online commentary. Using Semantic Space Theory as a light analytic scaffold, this research note analyzes 7,808 YouTube comments t…
Online delight and digitally mediated leisure experience
Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Tourism (7 works) · Social media (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social science (5 works) · Content analysis (4 works) · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works)