Representations of Tourist Consumption in Social Media and the Process of Co-construction of the Extended Self of Consumers

Authors

  • Arleide do Nascimento Vasconcelos Fernandes Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
  • Anderson Gomes de Souza Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
  • José William de Queiroz Barbosa UFRN

Keywords:

Digital extended self, Social media, Tourist consumption, Co-construction of the self

Abstract

The concept of the digital extended self has been frequently studied in the marketing field, but is still scarce in the context of tourism research. Considering that most individuals tend to use social networks to publish content related to tourist consumption, it is relevant to analyze the extent to which this contributes to the co-construction of the Self in a virtual environment. Given this, the objective of the present study is to investigate how the constitution of the extended Self occurs in the digital environment, taking as an analytical perspective the process of rhetorical co-construction of tourist experiences shared on social media. This is a study with a qualitative approach and an exploratory-descriptive nature. For data collection, the Instagram profile "Mundo Sem Fim" (@mundosf), a page managed by travel influencers, was used. First, all captions associated with photos published on the profile were collected from January to October 2023. Then, all comments referring to the photo with the highest number of likes and comments were collected simultaneously in the same period. The data was analyzed using the Atlas.ti software version 23.2.1, generating word clouds and using content analysis. The results showed that the narratives used by influencers arouse the attention of followers, encouraging them to interact with comments and likes, causing the digital extended self to be co-constructed from this interaction. This study contributes to advancing the understanding of the co-construction behavior of consumers' extended self in the context of tourism. Furthermore, it contributes to the literature related to the Extended Self and tourism, which is not recurrent in research in the area. Understanding this phenomenon provides informational support to understand how tourists construct and project their identities online, which can optimize engagement and communication strategies on digital platforms.

Author Biographies

Arleide do Nascimento Vasconcelos Fernandes, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

Graduada em Hotelaria pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE).

Anderson Gomes de Souza, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

Doutor em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (PROPAD/UFPE). Professor do Departamento de Hotelaria e Turismo (DHT/UFPE).

José William de Queiroz Barbosa, UFRN

Doutorando e Mestre pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Turismo (PPGTUR) da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Bacharel em Hotelaria pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). 

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Published

2024-05-29

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