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

Autor: Dobrila Lukić, Milan Bradić, Ivana Blešić, Marko D. Petrović, Tamara Gajić, Jelena Tepavčević, Svetlana Vukosav, Vuk Garača
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Sustainability
Volume 13
Issue 22
Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12845, p 12845 (2021)
ISSN: 2071-1050
DOI: 10.3390/su132212845
Popis: 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.
Databáze: OpenAIRE