Overlooked encounters: young tourists' experiences at dark sites |
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| Authors: | Mary Margaret Kerr Rebecca H Price |
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| Institution: | 1. Psychology in Education and Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, 5911 Posvar Hall, 230 South Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA;2. Administrative and Policy Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 5911 Posvar Hall, 230 South Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA |
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| Abstract: | This research note reviews the existing literature comprised of dark tourism articles and chapters mentioning children. Publications meeting the search criteria were few. Accordingly, we offer possible reasons for the scarcity of research on children in dark tourism, including the legal constraints when researching with minors, the academic risk in undertaking a new field of research, and the substantial expertise needed to engage children in studies. We conclude with the compelling reasons to undertake such research: to inform interpretation of emotionally provocative sites for children, to understand and mitigate children's psychological distress at dark sites, and to advance theoretical work on children as tourists. |
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| Keywords: | dark tourism children tourism research child psychology tourist experience |
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