Allocentric

Quick meaning: Allocentric is an adjective meaning Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.

Meaning

Concerned with the interests of others more than one's own; community-minded.

More Meanings

1. (also tourism) Of a tourist: tending to be adventurous and preferring novel and unfamiliar experiences.
2. (psychology, tourism) A tourist who tends to be adventurous and to prefer novel and unfamiliar experiences.
3. Of spatial representations: linked to a reference frame based on the external environment and independent of one's current location in it (for example, giving a direction as "north" as opposed to "right").

Example Sentences

Simply put, psychocentrics are at ease only when within their comfort zone, while allocentrics are driven to leave their comfort zone on a regular basis.

[Stanley C.] Plog recognised that personalities change over time, and given time, the psychocentrics may become allocentric in their choice of holiday destination and activity as they gain experience of travel.

[P]sychocentrics could conceivably vacation in essentially allocentric destinations (with the exception of people with extremely low incomes). For instance, a psychocentric may travel to a remote area under the security of a completely planned, fully escorted tour.

According to [Stanley C.] Plog (1991b), psychocentrics tend to prefer a high degree of familiarity in their travel and, as a result, enjoy group or "packaged" tours. In contrast, allocentrics enjoy vacations to exotic and unique destinations, and prefer to travel independently (i.e., not as part of group tours).

Word Forms

• allocentrics

Synonyms for allocentric

Depending on context, synonyms include altruistic, exocentric, generous, geocentric, selfless.

Antonyms for allocentric

Common opposites include autocentric, egocentric, idiocentric, self-absorbed, self-centered, selfish.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include civicminded, civic-minded, communitarian, inward-looking, ecocentric, alterocentric.

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