Table 5 Influence of life courses on the cultivation of ecotourists.

From: What drives ecotourists in China: an exploratory study of ecotourism participants’ significant life experiences

Stage of early age and childhood

Stage of youth and college age

Stage of adult and career life

E1. Exposure to nature (1)

E2. Family (3)

E4. Negative experiences in the place of residence (1)

E5. Environmental concerns (1)

E6. Education (1)

E8. Mass media (1)

E3. Organisation (2)

E9. Significant others (3)

E10. Social justice (3)

E3. Organisation (1)

E5. Environnemental concerns (3)

E7. Occupation (3)

E8. Mass media (3)

E9. Significant others (3)

  1. The numbers in brackets represent the degree to which participants consider this item necessary. 1 represents “most important”, 2 represents “very important”, and 3 represents “important”.
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