The direct impact of quality, satisfaction and benefits on tourist intentions: the interactions among the exogenous constructs

Abstract

By modelling the direct influences of quality, satisfaction and benefits on tourist intentions, the current paper aims to examine the interactions among the exogenous constructs within the formative models. The models were tested on a sample of 703 tourists, who visited six coastal tourist destinations in Montenegro. The empirical results for different formative models indicated that the best-fitted model was achieved with measures within exogenous formative construct covarying with other measures within the formative construct and all other exogenous constructs. These research findings contribute to a better understanding of how to model the exogenous constructs within the formative structural model.