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Predictors of Changes in Travel Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Tourists' Personalities.
Morar, Cezar; Tiba, Alexandru; Basarin, Biljana; Vujicic, Miroslav; Valjarevic, Aleksandar; Niemets, Liudmyla; Gessert, Alena; Jovanovic, Tamara; Drugas, Marius; Grama, Vasile; Stupariu, Marius; Stoica, Alina; Lukic, Tin.
  • Morar C; Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania.
  • Tiba A; Department of Psychology, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania.
  • Basarin B; Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
  • Vujicic M; Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
  • Valjarevic A; Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
  • Niemets L; Department of Human Geography and Regional Studies, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 61022 Kharkiv, Ukraine.
  • Gessert A; Physical Geography Department in Geography Institute, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia.
  • Jovanovic T; Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
  • Drugas M; Department of Psychology, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania.
  • Grama V; Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania.
  • Stupariu M; Department of Geography, Tourism and Territorial Planning, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania.
  • Stoica A; Department of International Relations and European Studies, Faculty of History, International Relations, Political and Communication Sciences, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania.
  • Lukic T; Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health ; 18(21)2021 Oct 24.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1480772
ABSTRACT
This study investigates travel behavior and psychosocial factors that influence it during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a cross-sectional study, using an online survey, we examined changes in travel behavior and preferences after lifting travel restrictions, and how these changes were influenced by exposure to COVID-19, COVID-19 travel-related risk and severity, personality, fear of travel, coping, and self-efficacy appraisals in the Romanian population. Our results showed that participants traveled less in the pandemic year than the year before-especially group and foreign travel-yet more participants reported individual traveling in their home county during the pandemic period. Distinct types of exposure to COVID-19 risk, as well as cognitive and affective factors, were related to travel behavior and preferences. However, fun-seeking personality was the only major predictor of travel intention, while fear of travel was the only predictor of travel avoidance. Instead, people traveled more cautiously when they perceived more risk of infection at the destination, and had higher levels of fear of travel, but also a high sense of efficacy in controlling the infection and problem-solving capacity. The results suggest that specific information about COVID-19, coping mechanisms, fear of travel, and neuropsychological personality traits may affect travel behavior in the pandemic period.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pandemics / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph182111169

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pandemics / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Language: English Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Ijerph182111169