Place Attachment Scale

What it measures

Measures emotional and functional bonds with specific destinations: Place Identity (symbolic importance to personal identity) and Place Dependence (functional importance for desired activities). Place attachment predicts destination loyalty, resident acceptance of tourism, and willingness to protect the destination.

Representative items

• This place is very special to me. (Place Identity)
• I identify strongly with this place. (Place Identity)
• This place is the best place for what I like to do. (Place Dependence)
• No other place compares to this place for the things I enjoy most. (Place Dependence)

Citation

Williams, D.R., & Vaske, J.J. (2003). The measurement of place attachment: Validity and generalizability of a psychometric approach. Forest Science, 49(6), 830–840.