Experiencing crowding at tourist destinations: An electro-encephalographic study
• Crowding perception is studied with self-report and event-related brain potentials. • Participants report feeling negative with increasing social density / proximity. • Brain responses increase with increasing social distance and proximity. • The brain responses reflect an increasing urge to move away from the crowded area. • Electrical brain activity measures real-time processes of crowding perception.
Authors
- Wilco Boode
- Wim Strijbosch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2483-9989)
- Marcel Bastiaansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2865-7859)
- Bart Neuts (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6518-650X)
- Jeroen Klijs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5828-8391)
- Ondrej Mitas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7916-0511)
Institutions
- Breda University of Applied Sciences (NL)
- Tilburg University (NL)
- KU Leuven (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Tourism Research
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2025.104013
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.54