Abstract
Moods of Tourists according to the Demographic Features and Soundscape
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the soundscape of the two recreation areas of Eskişehir, which is a city tourism destination in Turkey, on the mood of the tourists within the framework of demographic characteristics. For this purpose, Sazova Science, Culture and Art Park and the Adalar locality, which are in Eskişehir and are definitely visited by tourists, were chosen as the study area. A face-to-face survey was applied to a total of 794 tourists visiting these areas in June and July 2021. It is aimed to reveal the effect of the soundscape on the mood of the tourists and to determine the effect of the demographic characteristics of the tourists on the perception of the sounds through the questionnaire. The questionnaire form includes the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), which is utilized to measure the moods of tourists, and questions prepared to determine their demographic features. From the data obtained, it is understood that the soundscape in both study areas reveals more positive emotions in tourists. It was determined that the positive mood differed according to the age, education level, and place of residence of the tourists in Sazova Science, Culture and Art Park; it was determined that the negative mood differed according to gender. It is also among the results obtained that the average of the negative mood of the male tourists in this place is higher than that of the females. It has been determined that the positive mood of the tourists in the Adalar locality due to the soundscape differs according to their education level. From this point of view, it has been concluded that the average of positive mood of the tourists who are primary school graduates, and the average of negative mood of those who are secondary school graduates are high.
Keywords
Tourism, Soundscape, Mood, Eskişehir
