Does COVID-19 pandemic trigger career anxiety in tourism students? Exploring the role of psychological resilience.
J Hosp Leis Sport Tour Educ
; 30: 100369, 2022 Jun.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1616599
ABSTRACT
This study aims to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic affects career anxiety of tourism students, who are the potential future employees of tourism and hospitality industry. Data was collected using an online survey with 1097 undergraduate students in the field of tourism in Turkey. The results of the study revealed that perceived risk of infection and fear of COVID-19 significantly impact students' career anxiety, and fear of COVID-19 mediate the relationship between perceived infection risk and career anxiety. In addition, the results indicated that psychological resilience, which is an individual resource against difficulties, represents a factor that reduces career anxieties of students in the face of pandemic-related negative impacts. The findings contribute to the understanding of how pandemic diseases affect career anxiety in students, who are the future workforce of the tourism sector, and to determine the role of individual resources such as psychological resilience in this process.
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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English
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J Hosp Leis Sport Tour Educ
Year:
2022
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Article
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