This article offers a systematic concept analysis of place identity, a concept central to place branding, suffering from conceptual confusion. The study provides an overview of related terminology, theoretical foundations, conceptualizations, and associated operationalizations of place-related identity concepts. Building on identity theory and a thematic analysis of measurement items gathered, a framework conceptualizing place-related identity elements is proposed, distinguishing between different dimensions of identification. Results show a range of cognitive, affective, and conative and evaluative elements of place identity/identification and applicable testable sub-dimensions. Findings show how different labels have been applied to identify what appear to be conceptually equivalent constructs. Potential links between elements, outcomes, and related concepts are discussed and recommendations for measurement approaches, construction of measurement scales, and future research are presented. Results highlight the need for research in the area to exert stringency when applying the terms in their research and to carefully define and delineate concepts when gathering data and reporting results.

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场所身份的多维性：场所相关身份要素的系统概念分析和框架

本文对地方标识进行了系统的概念分析，这是地方品牌的核心概念，但存在概念混乱。该研究概述了与地点相关的身份概念的相关术语、理论基础、概念化和相关操作化。基于身份理论和对收集的测量项目的主题分析，提出了一个概念化与地点相关的身份元素的框架，区分不同的身份维度。结果显示了地点身份/认同的一系列认知、情感、意向和评价要素以及适用的可测试子维度。研究结果显示了如何应用不同的标签来识别概念上等效的结构。讨论了要素、结果和相关概念之间的潜在联系，并提出了测量方法、测量量表的构建和未来研究的建议。结果强调，该领域的研究需要在研究中应用术语时严格执行，并在收集数据和报告结果时仔细定义和描述概念。