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<p>Reliability test of the scale.</p> Wangbing Liang (25084738) Haoyu Song (12095652) Molecular Biology Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified Sociology Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified Science Policy tourists &# 8217 taking gansu shehuo support ich inheritance single antecedent condition one configuration leading 390 valid questionnaires significant direct effects necessity analysis indicates lived authenticity rather independent effects configurational analysis perceived authenticity objective authenticity existential authenticity constructive authenticity whereas commitment symbolic order ritualized experiences ritual distinctiveness results show representative form important role historical credibility findings suggest experiential perceptions empirical context either high demonstrating equifinality cultural sustainability coordinated development causal asymmetry <div><p>Intangible cultural heritage tourism plays an important role in cultural sustainability, yet how tourists’ experiential perceptions are associated with their willingness to support ICH inheritance remains insufficiently understood. Taking Gansu Shehuo, a representative form of Chinese folk intangible cultural heritage, as the empirical context, this study investigates how ritualized experiences and perceived authenticity are associated with tourists’willingness to support ICH inheritance.Based on 390 valid questionnaires, the study further explores both the independent effects and configurational pathways underlying tourists’ willingness to support ICH inheritance.The results show that uniqueness, ceremoniality, non-functionality, objective authenticity, and existential authenticity are significantly and positively associated with tourists’ willingness to support ICH inheritance, whereas commitment and constructive authenticity have no significant direct effects. The necessity analysis indicates that no single antecedent condition is necessary for either high or low willingness. The configurational analysis further identifies six configurations leading to high willingness and one configuration leading to low willingness, demonstrating equifinality and causal asymmetry. The findings suggest that sustainable ICH revitalization may benefit from the coordinated development of ritual distinctiveness, symbolic order, historical credibility, and lived authenticity rather than from isolated experiential attributes.</p></div> 2026-09-21T17:40:47Z Dataset Dataset 10.1371/journal.pone.0358987.t002 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/_p_Reliability_test_of_the_scale_p_/33957160 CC BY 4.0