Review article
ELECTRODERMAL ACTIVITY IN TOURISM RESEARCH – BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS
Ivana Pavlić
; Sveučilište u Dubrovniku, Odjel za ekonomiju i poslovnu ekonomiju, Lapadska obala 7, 20000 Dubrovnik, Hrvatska
Abstract
Electrodermal activity, formerly known as the galvanic skin, represents one of the most sensitive physio-psychological indicators of emotional and cognitive arousal. It is precisely for this reason that it is used as an objective measure of an individual's unbiased emotional arousal. Measurement of electrodermal activity is applied by scientific research in various fields. Therefore, the main purpose of this paper is to research the current application of electrodermal activity measurement in tourism research. 23 papers from the Web of Science (WoS) online database are included since 1994, when, in addition to measuring heart rate and blood pressure, the electrodermal activity technique was first applied to measure psychophysiological reactions associated with memories of outdoor recreation experiences, up to today - 2023. The data of the conducted analysis were processed, and bibliographic presentations were created using the Visualization of Similarities (VoS) program. The work is based on the analysis of existing literature that deals with the application of electrodermal activity measurement in tourism and catering, research of the types of works, authors and countries that dealt with this issue and made the greatest contribution in this area. The most cited articles, annual number of publications, keywords, co-citations of authors and journals, and bibliographic linking of countries and authors were analysed. The results of the bibliometric analysis indicate insufficient application of electrodermal activity measurement in tourism research, considering the advantages of this technique and the results it can have in combination with other neuroscientific methods.
Keywords
electodermal activity; emotions; research; tourism; bibliometric analyisis
Hrčak ID:
314731
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Publication date:
15.3.2024.
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