The relationship between risk-taking, sensation-seeking, and the tourist behavior of young adults: A cross-cultural study

Abraham Pizam; Gang Hoan Jeong; Arie Reichel; Hermann van Boemmel; Jean Marc Lusson; Lizl Steynberg; Olimpia State-Costache; Serena Volo; Claudia Kroesbacher; Jana Kucerova; Nuria Montmany

doi:10.1177/0047287503258837

The relationship between risk-taking, sensation-seeking, and the tourist behavior of young adults: A cross-cultural study

Abraham Pizam, Gang Hoan Jeong, Arie Reichel, Hermann van Boemmel, Jean Marc Lusson, Lizl Steynberg, Olimpia State-Costache, Serena Volo, Claudia Kroesbacher, Jana Kucerova, Nuria Montmany

Department of Tourism and Leisure Management

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	251-260
Number of pages	10
Journal	Journal of Travel Research
Volume	42
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287503258837
State	Published - 1 Jan 2004

Keywords

Cross-cultural
Risk-taking
Sensation seeking
Tourist activities
Travel behavior

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Geography, Planning and Development
Transportation
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management

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Pizam, A., Jeong, G. H., Reichel, A., van Boemmel, H., Lusson, J. M., Steynberg, L., State-Costache, O., Volo, S., Kroesbacher, C., Kucerova, J., & Montmany, N. (2004). The relationship between risk-taking, sensation-seeking, and the tourist behavior of young adults: A cross-cultural study. Journal of Travel Research, 42(3), 251-260. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287503258837

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