Kelly J Mackay
Biographic Data
| ID | 4861241 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kelly J Mackay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kelly J |
| FAMILY NAME | Mackay |
| SIGNATURE | MACKAY K J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manitoba |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 147 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology 2
This research advances understanding of mobile device use in a leisure context by applying and expanding the Unified Theory of the Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2) to festival settings. Through on-site surveys at three festivals the UTAUT2 model and an adapted version for mobile device use at a festival were examined using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling. Results reveal that the modified UTAUT2 demonstrat…
Information technology in everyday and vacation contexts
Placed-based Information Technology Use on Vacations
This study aimed at examining whether information technology use during a vacation differed by perceived risk held by travellers. Perceived risk is a state of cognition that reflects actual and anticipated issues that may arise on a vacation in a place-based context. Risk theory tested in travel research has shown that information search and use reduces perceived risks and enables individuals to feel more positive about their trip experience. To …
Communicating the Role of Hunting for Wildlife Management
Wildlife management agencies are increasingly faced with decisions where different groups hold conflicting attitudes and values with respect to the action taken. Identifying and understanding divergent views is essential in guiding the decisions of wildlife management. Occasionally, public opinion may be based on erroneous information and as such wildlife management agencies must effectively communicate with the public. In this article we examine…
Mapping nondominant voices into understanding stress‐coping mechanisms
This study reports key findings from a research project, which examined the stress and coping mechanisms of several nondominant groups of individuals. The groups were based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and included (a) Aboriginal individuals with diabetes, (b) individuals with disabilities, and (c) gays and lesbians. Our analyses of personal narratives and life stories have led to develop an interpretive map of findings that depicts mechanisms o…
Self-Serving Bias in Visitors' Perceptions of the Impacts of Tourism
This study explores tourism destination impacts through the unique lens of visitors' perceptions of their contributions to impacts. Self-serving bias of attributions was used as the theoretical framework to examine how campers in the Canadian Rocky Mountain National Parks perceived the impacts of their own behavior on the destination. In total 241 campers completed self-administered questionnaires that assessed common tourism impacts, camping exp…
Family Caregivers of Individuals with Intellectual Disability
Existing literature on quality of life (QOL) among individuals with intellectual disability and their families is largely etic in nature and, although leisure is often advanced as a core contributor, the role vacations play has not been directly examined. Drawn from phase one results of a larger, multi-year study, our purpose in this paper is to highlight the perspectives of family caregivers (i.e., biological and adoptive parents, and adult sibl…
Destination advertising
Gender-Based Analyses of Coping with Stress among Professional Managers
Despite the growth of leisure and stress-coping research, gender-based analyses of leisure stress-coping have been performed rarely. The purpose of the present study was to examine how female and male managers cope with stress, using data collected from a series of focus groups. The focus group questions were designed to elicit information about the range of methods these individuals used to cope with stress and the contribution of leisure (gener…
Using Visitor-Employed Photography to Investigate Destination Image
Given the dominant use of visuals in destination image promotion and the call for more pluralistic approaches in tourism analysis, the purpose of this research note is to illustrate the utility of visitor-employed photography (VEP) to elicit tourist destination image. An image study conducted at a heritage site provides an example of VEP applied in this context. Challenges associated with using VEP mainly were logistical (for visitors) and resour…
An examination of residents’ support for hunting as a tourism product
Attitudinal and Normative Influences on Support for Hunting as a Wildlife Management Strategy
Hunting as a wildlife management tool has come under increasing attack by antihunting organizations. This has resulted in increased concern by fish and wildlife agencies across North America, many of whom fear that the scientific management of wildlife is in danger due to the influence of an uninformed public. A province-wide survey based upon the Theory of Reasoned Action framework was conducted to examine residents' attitudes toward hunting in …
An Exploration of Cross-Cultural Destination Image Assessment
The propensity of destinations to use the same visuals to lure tourists to their destinations, and the variety of cultures represented by target market countries, heightens the issue of meaning plurality in destination image perception. This article proffers multidimensional scaling analyses as a technique for examining cross-cultural image perception and provides an example to illustrate how the number and interpretation of image dimensions may …
Pictorial element of destination in image formation
Deconstructing destination image construction
Tourism is leisure commodified. As a commodity, the actuality of tourism has been suggested as less important than its expressive representations. What is depicted or not depicted in destination image advertising, and on whose authority it is selected, involves a more complex question of what comprises the destination and who has the power to define its identity. Recently, there has been a shift in the promotional role of destination marketing or…
Users' perceptions of the relative importance of service quality dimensions in selected public recreation programs
Earlier research that focused on selected commercial services suggested that from the user's perspective the concept of service quality consists of five main dimensions. The present study investigated the relative importance of these dimensions as perceived by participants in four selected public recreation programs. To ensure diversity in the type of programs included, a taxonomy was used to guide program selection. It was hypothesized that dime…
A conceptual model of consumer evaluation of recreation service quality
The paper develops a model which is intended to explain the process by which a consumer evaluates recreation service quality. Much of the difficulty in measuring the quality of recreation services can be attributed to their intangibility, heterogeneity, and the inseparability of their production and consumption functions. Dimensions of recreation services are operationalized in the article, and the criteria used by consumers for evaluating recrea…
Pictorial element of destination in image formation
Gender-Based Analyses of Coping with Stress among Professional Managers
Despite the growth of leisure and stress-coping research, gender-based analyses of leisure stress-coping have been performed rarely. The purpose of the present study was to examine how female and male managers cope with stress, using data collected from a series of focus groups. The focus group questions were designed to elicit information about the range of methods these individuals used to cope with stress and the contribution of leisure (gener…
Family Caregivers of Individuals with Intellectual Disability
Existing literature on quality of life (QOL) among individuals with intellectual disability and their families is largely etic in nature and, although leisure is often advanced as a core contributor, the role vacations play has not been directly examined. Drawn from phase one results of a larger, multi-year study, our purpose in this paper is to highlight the perspectives of family caregivers (i.e., biological and adoptive parents, and adult sibl…
Information technology in everyday and vacation contexts
Users' perceptions of the relative importance of service quality dimensions in selected public recreation programs
Earlier research that focused on selected commercial services suggested that from the user's perspective the concept of service quality consists of five main dimensions. The present study investigated the relative importance of these dimensions as perceived by participants in four selected public recreation programs. To ensure diversity in the type of programs included, a taxonomy was used to guide program selection. It was hypothesized that dime…
An examination of residents’ support for hunting as a tourism product
Self-Serving Bias in Visitors' Perceptions of the Impacts of Tourism
This study explores tourism destination impacts through the unique lens of visitors' perceptions of their contributions to impacts. Self-serving bias of attributions was used as the theoretical framework to examine how campers in the Canadian Rocky Mountain National Parks perceived the impacts of their own behavior on the destination. In total 241 campers completed self-administered questionnaires that assessed common tourism impacts, camping exp…
A conceptual model of consumer evaluation of recreation service quality
The paper develops a model which is intended to explain the process by which a consumer evaluates recreation service quality. Much of the difficulty in measuring the quality of recreation services can be attributed to their intangibility, heterogeneity, and the inseparability of their production and consumption functions. Dimensions of recreation services are operationalized in the article, and the criteria used by consumers for evaluating recrea…
Destination advertising
Placed-based Information Technology Use on Vacations
This study aimed at examining whether information technology use during a vacation differed by perceived risk held by travellers. Perceived risk is a state of cognition that reflects actual and anticipated issues that may arise on a vacation in a place-based context. Risk theory tested in travel research has shown that information search and use reduces perceived risks and enables individuals to feel more positive about their trip experience. To …
Mapping nondominant voices into understanding stress‐coping mechanisms
This study reports key findings from a research project, which examined the stress and coping mechanisms of several nondominant groups of individuals. The groups were based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and included (a) Aboriginal individuals with diabetes, (b) individuals with disabilities, and (c) gays and lesbians. Our analyses of personal narratives and life stories have led to develop an interpretive map of findings that depicts mechanisms o…
The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology 2
This research advances understanding of mobile device use in a leisure context by applying and expanding the Unified Theory of the Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2) to festival settings. Through on-site surveys at three festivals the UTAUT2 model and an adapted version for mobile device use at a festival were examined using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling. Results reveal that the modified UTAUT2 demonstrat…
A conceptual model of consumer evaluation of recreation service quality
The paper develops a model which is intended to explain the process by which a consumer evaluates recreation service quality. Much of the difficulty in measuring the quality of recreation services can be attributed to their intangibility, heterogeneity, and the inseparability of their production and consumption functions. Dimensions of recreation services are operationalized in the article, and the criteria used by consumers for evaluating recrea…
Users' perceptions of the relative importance of service quality dimensions in selected public recreation programs
Earlier research that focused on selected commercial services suggested that from the user's perspective the concept of service quality consists of five main dimensions. The present study investigated the relative importance of these dimensions as perceived by participants in four selected public recreation programs. To ensure diversity in the type of programs included, a taxonomy was used to guide program selection. It was hypothesized that dime…
Deconstructing destination image construction
Tourism is leisure commodified. As a commodity, the actuality of tourism has been suggested as less important than its expressive representations. What is depicted or not depicted in destination image advertising, and on whose authority it is selected, involves a more complex question of what comprises the destination and who has the power to define its identity. Recently, there has been a shift in the promotional role of destination marketing or…
Pictorial element of destination in image formation
An Exploration of Cross-Cultural Destination Image Assessment
The propensity of destinations to use the same visuals to lure tourists to their destinations, and the variety of cultures represented by target market countries, heightens the issue of meaning plurality in destination image perception. This article proffers multidimensional scaling analyses as a technique for examining cross-cultural image perception and provides an example to illustrate how the number and interpretation of image dimensions may …
Attitudinal and Normative Influences on Support for Hunting as a Wildlife Management Strategy
Hunting as a wildlife management tool has come under increasing attack by antihunting organizations. This has resulted in increased concern by fish and wildlife agencies across North America, many of whom fear that the scientific management of wildlife is in danger due to the influence of an uninformed public. A province-wide survey based upon the Theory of Reasoned Action framework was conducted to examine residents' attitudes toward hunting in …
Using Visitor-Employed Photography to Investigate Destination Image
Given the dominant use of visuals in destination image promotion and the call for more pluralistic approaches in tourism analysis, the purpose of this research note is to illustrate the utility of visitor-employed photography (VEP) to elicit tourist destination image. An image study conducted at a heritage site provides an example of VEP applied in this context. Challenges associated with using VEP mainly were logistical (for visitors) and resour…
An examination of residents’ support for hunting as a tourism product
Gender-Based Analyses of Coping with Stress among Professional Managers
Despite the growth of leisure and stress-coping research, gender-based analyses of leisure stress-coping have been performed rarely. The purpose of the present study was to examine how female and male managers cope with stress, using data collected from a series of focus groups. The focus group questions were designed to elicit information about the range of methods these individuals used to cope with stress and the contribution of leisure (gener…
Destination advertising
Family Caregivers of Individuals with Intellectual Disability
Existing literature on quality of life (QOL) among individuals with intellectual disability and their families is largely etic in nature and, although leisure is often advanced as a core contributor, the role vacations play has not been directly examined. Drawn from phase one results of a larger, multi-year study, our purpose in this paper is to highlight the perspectives of family caregivers (i.e., biological and adoptive parents, and adult sibl…
Mapping nondominant voices into understanding stress‐coping mechanisms
This study reports key findings from a research project, which examined the stress and coping mechanisms of several nondominant groups of individuals. The groups were based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada and included (a) Aboriginal individuals with diabetes, (b) individuals with disabilities, and (c) gays and lesbians. Our analyses of personal narratives and life stories have led to develop an interpretive map of findings that depicts mechanisms o…
Self-Serving Bias in Visitors' Perceptions of the Impacts of Tourism
This study explores tourism destination impacts through the unique lens of visitors' perceptions of their contributions to impacts. Self-serving bias of attributions was used as the theoretical framework to examine how campers in the Canadian Rocky Mountain National Parks perceived the impacts of their own behavior on the destination. In total 241 campers completed self-administered questionnaires that assessed common tourism impacts, camping exp…
Communicating the Role of Hunting for Wildlife Management
Wildlife management agencies are increasingly faced with decisions where different groups hold conflicting attitudes and values with respect to the action taken. Identifying and understanding divergent views is essential in guiding the decisions of wildlife management. Occasionally, public opinion may be based on erroneous information and as such wildlife management agencies must effectively communicate with the public. In this article we examine…
Placed-based Information Technology Use on Vacations
This study aimed at examining whether information technology use during a vacation differed by perceived risk held by travellers. Perceived risk is a state of cognition that reflects actual and anticipated issues that may arise on a vacation in a place-based context. Risk theory tested in travel research has shown that information search and use reduces perceived risks and enables individuals to feel more positive about their trip experience. To …
Information technology in everyday and vacation contexts
The unified theory of acceptance and use of technology 2
This research advances understanding of mobile device use in a leisure context by applying and expanding the Unified Theory of the Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2) to festival settings. Through on-site surveys at three festivals the UTAUT2 model and an adapted version for mobile device use at a festival were examined using confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling. Results reveal that the modified UTAUT2 demonstrat…
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