Examining the Possibility of Transforming the Exchange Population into the Related Population

―The Relationship between Fostering Involvement Awareness Through Tourism Experience and Continued Community Involvement Intentitle―

Abstract

In the era of depopulation, the related population is expected to play a leading role in the creation of a new community, but the boundary between the exchange population, and the settled population is ambiguous. Therefore, this study organized the related population concepts, and clarified the conditions and processes for the potential exchange population to transform into the related population. For that purpose, we constructed a hypothesis model and performed a covariance structure analysis, using a multi-index model from monitor survey data on the Web. The results clarified that the “self-expansion” and “local exchange” of the tourism experience fostered “self-expression” and “altruism” with regard to community involvement awareness. It also increased one’s intent to be actively involved in the community.