Solo female travel risks, anxiety and travel intentions: examining the moderating role of online psychological-social support

Karagöz, Deniz; Işık, Cem; Doğru, Tarik; Zhang, Lu

doi:10.1080/13683500.2020.1816929

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“…Perhaps it can be explained through the fact that COVID-19 is present worldwide and the risk of getting infected is possible in their countries as well as in other tourist destinations. Furthermore, based on the existing literature, it was expected to find a negative correlation between Travel anxiety and Travel intention [45,105], but the effects of Travel anxiety on Travel intention are not significant, which rejected H3. Due to the increase in the number of people infected by COVID-19, on 15 March 2020, a state of emergency was declared in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, which was revoked on 6 May 2020 [106].…”

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Personality Traits That Affect Travel Intentions during Pandemic COVID-19: The Case Study of Serbia

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The pandemic caused by COVID-19 has enormous effects on peoples’ lives and on the global economy. The outbreak and effects of COVID-19 have resulted in fears, concerns, and anxiety among people all around the world. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the fear of COVID-19, travel anxiety, and travel intention among residents in Serbia. In addition to the above, the aim of the study was to examine the impact of personality traits on the fear of COVID-19, travel anxiety, and travel intentions. To enhance the understanding of the relationship between the mentioned variables, this study proposes a research model based on the use of measurement scales from the existing studies to develop the questionnaire. The standard paper-and-pen survey was used for data collection from the respondents from Serbia. The total sample include 987 respondents. It was determined that Travel intention was negatively influenced by Neuroticism and Conscientiousness, but positively by Extroversion and Openness. The supposed Agreeableness did not have a significant effect on Travel intention. This study contributes to understanding the respondents’ behavior during pandemic of COVID-19, and their responses to the crisis according to their personality traits might have practical implications in the travel sector.

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Personality Traits That Affect Travel Intentions during Pandemic COVID-19: The Case Study of Serbia

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“…For this, the cost of production and the use of renewable energy should be reduced by technological upgradation [56,57]. Renewable energy sources invested in tourism resorts can increase tourist arrivals, mainly due to their modern design or uniqueness, and could also help to create jobs [58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69]. As noted by Pata & Terzi (2017) [70], renewable energy consumption supports economic growth in G7 countries.…”

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An Evaluation of the Tourism-Induced Environmental Kuznets Curve (T-EKC) Hypothesis: Evidence from G7 Countries

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This paper analyzes the legitimacy of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis for a group of seven (G7) countries over the period 1995–2015. In addition to testing the EKC speculation, the authors also would like to understand the ways in which increases in renewable energy consumption and the international tourism receipt affect the CO2 emissions in G7 countries, because the energy and tourism sectors may have considerable direct impacts on CO2 emissions. In this investigation, a panel bootstrap cointegration test and an augmented mean group (AMG) estimator were applied. The empirical findings indicate that the tourism-induced EKC hypothesis is valid only for France. Additionally, it was detected that a rise in renewable energy consumption has a negative (reduction) impact on CO2 emissions in France, Italy, the UK, and the US. However, an increase in the receipt of international touristm has a positive (additional) impact on Italy’s CO2 emissions. Hence, this country’s decision-makers should re-review their tourism policy to adopt a renewable-inclusive one for sustainable tourism and the environment.

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“…Yet gender is important to consider in destination market segmentation. Studies have shown that gender informs traveller segmentation in domains such as sex tourism (Wen et al, 2020), girlfriend getaways (Chen & Mak, 2020), solo female travellers (Karagöz et al, 2020), and Asian female travellers (Yang et al, 2018). Even so, few studies have considered gender differences in terms of entertainment, travel patterns, and travel and experience preferences (Pung et al, 2019).…”

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Developing an extended model of self-congruity to predict Chinese tourists' revisit intentions to New Zealand: the moderating role of gender

Yang

Isa

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PurposeThis study developed an extended model of self-congruity by integrating destination image, destination personality, self-congruity, revisit intention and gender.Design/methodology/approachSurveys were conducted with 645 Chinese tourists visiting New Zealand. Partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) was performed to estimate linkages between destination image, destination personality, self-congruity and revisit intention. To compare effects on revisit intention across male and female Chinese tourists, PLS-Henseler's multigroup analysis and PLS-permutation test were conducted to analyse gender as a moderator in the proposed framework.FindingsOur results revealed positive direct effects among destination image, destination personality, self-congruity and revisit intention. Our findings indicated a highly significant difference in the effects of destination personality on ideal self-congruity across male and female Chinese tourists. The association between destination image and self-congruity identified through this model represents a crucial contribution to the tourism literature. This study also enriches tourism research by comparing male and female Chinese tourists' intentions to revisit New Zealand, having identified crucial heterogeneity within female tourists.Practical implicationsThe practical implications from our research can improve destination marketing organization (DMO) officials' awareness of one-time and repeat Chinese tourists' experiences, which strongly trigger subsequent visits.Originality/valueThis paper is the first to examine the direct correlations among destination image, destination personality, self-congruity and revisit intention by considering whether gender might moderate these factors. Our study innovatively adopted PLS-SEM along with several advanced analytical approaches, such as multigroup analysis (MGA) of women and men, to examine our research model.

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Solo female travel risks, anxiety and travel intentions: examining the moderating role of online psychological-social support

Cited by 97 publications

References 75 publications

Personality Traits That Affect Travel Intentions during Pandemic COVID-19: The Case Study of Serbia

Personality Traits That Affect Travel Intentions during Pandemic COVID-19: The Case Study of Serbia

An Evaluation of the Tourism-Induced Environmental Kuznets Curve (T-EKC) Hypothesis: Evidence from G7 Countries

Developing an extended model of self-congruity to predict Chinese tourists' revisit intentions to New Zealand: the moderating role of gender

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