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The Influence of K-Content Experience on National Image, Tourism Attitude and Visit to Intention: Targeting Chinese

K-콘텐츠 경험이 국가이미지와 관광태도 및 방문의도에 미치는 영향 : 중국인을 대상으로

  • Park, Heejung (Division of Hotel & Medical Tourism Management, Silla University)
  • 박희정 (신라대학교 호텔의료관광경영학부)
  • Received : 2024.02.19
  • Accepted : 2024.03.19
  • Published : 2024.03.31
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Abstract

This study attempted to empirically verify the possibility of K-content for Chinese people who have recently slowed down due to restriction of movement and political and diplomatic conflicts, although it is a very meaningful market for Korea's content industry and tourism industry. As a result of the study, each item of K-content experience, national image, tourism attitude, and visit intention was derived as one factor, and only the national image factor was derived as two factors: 'functional image' and 'cultural image'. As a result of examining the influence relationship between them established based on previous studies focusing on the derived factors, all five research hypotheses were adopted. K-content experience was found to have a significant influence on both factors of the national image. It was found that it had a greater influence on cultural image factors than functional image factors, cultural image factors were found to have a greater influence on tourism attitudes, K-content experiences had a significant effect on tourism attitudes, and tourism attitudes had a significant effect on visit intentions. Based on the results of this study, it was once again confirmed that the national image even comtually bees an important factor for linking to practical tourism behavior, and in this respect, "culture" is an important key factor that can lead to practical tourism and visits. Previous national images indicate that if the functional aspect of the country was more emphasized, it is now necessary to focus more on the importance of culture than on the functional aspect. As the K-content experience has a significant effect on tourism attitude, it can have a positive effect on the formation of a positive tourism attitude that can lead to actual tourism behavior, so various efforts will be needed to form an active tourism attitude using K-content in the future. As the content and target scope of K-content are expanded and diversified, specific strategies for each sub-market using cultural contents in various fields should be established and implemented.

본 연구는 한국의 콘텐츠산업 및 관광산업에 있어 매우 의미있는 시장이지만 최근 한국 방문이 주춤했던 중국인들을 대상으로 K-콘텐츠의 가능성에 대하여 실증적으로 검증하고자 하였다. 중국 거주 중국인들을 대상으로 최근 한국을 직접 방문하지는 못하였지만 K-콘텐츠 경험이 한국에 대한 국가이미지 형성과 관광태도 및 방문의도에 유의한 영향을 미치는지를 실증적으로 검증하는데 본 연구의 목적이 있다. 연구결과, K-콘텐츠 경험, 국가이미지, 관광태도, 방문의도 각 항목들은 각각 1개의 요인으로 도출되었으며, 국가이미지 요인만 기능적 이미지, 문화적 이미지 2개의 요인으로 도출되었다. 도출된 요인들을 중심으로 기존 선행연구를 바탕으로 설정된 이들간의 영향관계를 살펴본 결과 연구가설 5개 모두 채택되었다. K-콘텐츠 경험은 국가이미지 2개 요인 모두 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 기능적 이미지 요인보다 문화적 이미지 요인에 더 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 문화적 이미지 요인은 관광태도와 방문의도에도 더 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. K-콘텐츠 경험은 관광태도에 유의한 영향을 미쳤고, 관광태도는 방문의도에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과를 바탕으로 국가이미지는 결국 실질적인 관광행동으로의 연결을 위해 중요한 요인이 되며 이러한 측면에서도 무엇보다 문화가 실질적인 관광과 방문으로 연결될 수 있는 중요한 핵심 요소가 됨을 다시 한번 확인할 수 있었다. K-콘텐츠 경험은 이러한 국가 문화이미지 형성과 관광태도 및 방문의도에 유의한 영향을 줌에 따라 실제 관광행동으로 연결시켜 줄 수 있는 긍정적인 관광태도 형성을 위하여 향후 지속적인 K-콘텐츠를 활용한 다양한 세분시장별 구체적인 전략들이 수립되어 실천되어져야 할 것이다.

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