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The Relationship between Risk-Taking, Sensation-Seeking, and the Tourist Behavior of Young Adults: A Cross-Cultural Study
Nuria MontmanyJean Marc LussonOlimpia State-costacheClaudia KroesbacherJana KucerovaHermann Van BoemmelSerena VoloAbraham PizamLizl SteynbergGang-hoan JeongArie Reichelsubject
RSS05 social sciencesGeography Planning and DevelopmentInternational comparisons050109 social psychologyTransportationcomputer.file_formatTravel behaviorTourism Leisure and Hospitality Management0502 economics and businessCross-culturalSensation seeking0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesYoung adultPsychologyRisk takingcomputerSocial psychology050212 sport leisure & tourismTourismdescription
This study analyzed the effects of the combined psychological characteristics of risk-taking and sensation seeking on the travel behavior and preferred tourist activities of young adults on leisure trips. The results of this cross-cultural study, which was conducted among 1,429 students at 11 universities located in 11 different countries, found that respondents with high combined risk-taking and sensation seeking (RSS) scores differed significantly in their travel behavior, mode of destination choice, preferred tourist activities and demographics, from those who had low RSS scores. The study also discovered a significant difference between nationalities on RSS scores.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-02-01 | Journal of Travel Research |