The Interrelationship between Personality Traits and Psychological Constraints on Adventure Activity Participation
Advances in Hospitality and Leisure
ISBN: 978-1-78743-488-2, eISBN: 978-1-78743-487-5
Publication date: 22 August 2017
Abstract
The popularity of adventure activities in leisure and tourism is escalating, yet little is known about how personality and perceived constraints can prevent consumption of such activities. The aim of this study was to test a model of the mediating role of psychological constraints in explaining the relationship between personality and interest in adventure activity participation. Based on a questionnaire survey of 1,324 respondents, a quantitative analysis using structural equation modeling (SEM) was carried out. The results show that personality does influence psychological constraints, which in turn have a significant negative effect on adventure activity participation. Increased knowledge about the constraints to adventure activity participation can contribute to realizing the full development potential that lies in adventure consumption in leisure and tourism. Implications of the research can prove valuable in both leisure and tourism marketing and management.
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Acknowledgments
This work was supported by The Research Council of Norway, as a part of the research program Northern Insights.
Citation
Vespestad, M.K. and Mehmetoglu, M. (2017), "The Interrelationship between Personality Traits and Psychological Constraints on Adventure Activity Participation", Advances in Hospitality and Leisure (Advances in Hospitality and Leisure, Vol. 13), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 79-98. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-354220170000013007
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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