Academic libraries must understand the information needs of faculty and students in order to address those needs. Although impulsivity and sensation seeking may each affect risktaking, they are not the same thing. Article information, pdf download for the relationship between risktaking. The relationship of control and sensationseeking behaviors to. Basically, the behavior of tourists is divided into two different behaviors, novelty and familiarity.
It is widely accepted that some vacationers seek higher levels of arousal than do others and that the appropriate matching of the trait to the destination or product is an important element of successful tourism marketing. Sensation seeking and its measurement for tourism research. Learn sensation seeking motivation with free interactive flashcards. Feb 01, 20 in addition, based on the adult literature, we predicted that personality would further exacerbate this hyperresponsive pattern such that high sensation seeking youth would show greater activation to rewards compared with low sensation seeking youth in brain regions related to approach behavior and autonomic arousal, including the nucleus.
Not all sensationseeking activities are risky and not everyone who takes risks does so because of this behavior trait. Two other studies that explored and confirmed sensation seeking and tourism behaviors were. In sensation seeking and risky behavior, marvin zuckerman offers a comprehensive account of the theory and research on sensation. Sensation seeking and sexual risk taking the initial sss has been revised several times, with multiple reincarnations for specific uses zuckerman, 2007. However, a few studies have been carried out on the relationship between sensation seeking and ecommerce. Information needs and information seeking behaviors of. Information seeking behavior differs among user groups. Tuckerdrob university of texas at austin consistent with social neuroscience perspectives on adolescent development, previous crosssectional. The impact of extraversion and sensation seeking on tourist. We investigated the impact of extraversion and sensation seeking on tourist roles in a largescale survey of taiwanese citizens n 1,249 aged 20 years and older. Sensation seeking has been studied in terms of its relationship to substance use 416, sexual risk taking 1721, and psychopathology 5, 2227 among adolescents. Sensation seeking definition sensation seeking is a personality trait defined by the degree to which an individual seeks novel and highly stimulating activities and experiences. The measurement of big five personality traits might be a valuable means of estimating individuals tendency to participate in adventurerisky sport, which in turn could be used to promote adventurerisky sport tourism.
Abstract this study analyzed the effects of the psychological characteristic of sensation seeking on the choice of tourist activities and preferred travel arrangements. Zuckermans alternative five factor model and risk taking behavior. Factors of influence and changes in the tourism consumer behaviour. This study was designed to investigate the relationship between risk taking behaviorperception and five factors of personality affm. Tourist role, perceptions of risk associated with travel to particular regions of the world, and international travel experience were investigated in relation to ss and gender.
Yet, most previous research did not distinguish the di erence between soft and hard adventure tourism. This result is consistent with previous research that sensation seeking is positively correlated with various tourists attitudes and behaviors galloway et al. The addition of the sensation seeking scale contributes to the strength in differentiating between individuals and their tourist behavior. Pdf sensation seeking and its measurement for tourism research. Relationship between risky driving behavior and sensation. It is believed to peak at around age 16 12, 28, is usually greater in males than females 2932 and. Individual differences in the development of sensation seeking and impulsivity during adolescence. The questionnaire gathered information on sexual and substance use behaviour in the 12 months prior to leaving the uk and during backpackers stays in. Some of the findings suggest that sensation seeking and travel risk perceptions are negatively correlated.
When novelty seeking is defined as a decision process i. The zuckerman sensation seeking scale sss results of the performed measurements are presented in tables 2 and 3. With this in mind, the brief sensation seeking scale bsss created by hoyle et al. Sensation seeking predicting growth in adolescent problem. Hirschman 1984 offered propositions about the role of novelty in experience seeking, four of which can be adapted to the context of novelty seeking behavior in tourism. There was no significant difference in tas and bs between the groups table 2. Information seeking behaviours of users in information age. Also young people tend to spend more than old people. Jun 18, 2008 the concept of sensation seeking has been extensively researched. Sensation seeking, in contrast, refers to the tendency to seek. The relationship between risktaking, sensationseeking, and the tourist behavior of young adults. A crosscultural study abraham pizam, ganghoan jeong, arie reichel, hermann van boemmel, jean marc lusson, lizl steynberg, olimpia statecostache, serena volo, claudia kroesbacher, jana kucerova, and nuria montmany. Choose from 500 different sets of sensation seeking motivation flashcards on quizlet. High and low sensation seeking adolescents show distinct.
Demographic influences in sensation seeking and expressions of sensation seeking in religion, smoking, and driving habits. Novelty seeking is positively related to impulsive sensation seeking from zuckermans alternative five model of personality and with psychoticism in eysencks model. Although the terms soft and hard tourism can be seen sparingly in some industry. With this in mind, the brief sensation seeking scale bsss created by hoyle. In addition, based on the adult literature, we predicted that personality would further exacerbate this hyperresponsive pattern such that high sensation seeking youth would show greater activation to rewards compared with low sensation seeking youth in brain regions related to approach behavior and autonomic arousal, including the nucleus. Sensation seeking subscale of the uppsp impulsive behavior scale whiteside and lynam, 2001 to assess sensationseeking as it relates to risky behavior coskunpinar et al. This study explores the information seeking behavior of undergraduates, postgraduate students, and researchers in undergraduate, postgraduate teaching staff and research scholars. Examining vietnamese hardadventure tourists visit intention. Additionally, a study of tourism behaviour by pizam et al. Results found that food neophobia was a moderator of the relationship between attitudepurchase intention and subjective normpurchase intention.
For this study, we classified tourist roles into three types. Sensation seeking and risky behavior pdf this study evaluated the relationships between sensation seeking and impulsivity, appraisal of risk in several areas including crime, financial, social violatio. Impulsivity, sensation seeking, and risktaking behaviors. Information needs and information seeking behaviors of social. We investigated the impact of extraversion and sensation seeking on tourist roles in a largescale survey of taiwanese citizens n. The relationship between risktaking, sensationseeking, and the. The sensation seeking scale, while originally used in the evaluation. Risky behavior can be an expression of a normal, genetically influenced personality traitsensation seeking. Zuckermans alternative five factor model and risk taking. Sensation seeking is a personality trait defined by the search for experiences and feelings, that are varied, novel, complex and intense, and by the readiness to take physical, social, legal, and financial risks for the sake of such experiences.
Nov 15, 2011 this study investigates the relationships between the personality trait of sensation seeking and backpackers risk perceptions by relying on a survey of 579 israeli students who experienced backpacking. Individual differences in the development of sensation. Risk taking behaviors of sensation seeking personalities. Sensation seeking and the prediction of attitudes and. This study analyzed the effects of the psychological char acteristic of sensation seeking on the choice of tourist activities and pre ferred travel. The relationship between risktaking, sensationseeking. Do not seek out risk for its own sake zuckerman, 1994. Impulsivity refers to a lack of selfcontrol or deficiencies in response inhibition. Tourist role, perception of risk and destination choice. However, sensation seeking was neither a predictor nor a moderator of the intention to purchase traditional foods. The three scales, venturesome, extroversion, and sensation seeking complement each other in many aspects as each one provides a different dimension of tourist travel behavior. Its expression in risky behaviors such as extreme and risky sports, vocations, substance abuse, unsafe sex, and crime, among others, is the topic of this fascinating and accessible book. Not all sensation seeking activities are risky and not everyone who takes risks does so because of this behavior trait. One of the most frequently used versions is the sssv, which contains four dimensions.
Serendipitous cultural tourist they dont travel for culture but when the mission is accomplished visitors will also find indepth experience of cultural tourism. Introduction understanding tourism behavior involves knowledge of factors that are by no means obvious because the influences that shape tourism tastes and activities are often so deeply embedded in the individuals personal and cultural biography that the subject is unaware of how they were formed. Sensation seek ing is not a universal motive in all those who engage in such activities, but it is a strong trait in those who voluntarily. The relationship between risktaking, sensationseeking, and.
Age is an effective discriminator of consumer behaviour. In order to evaluate these systems on how well they support people information seeking, there is a need to understand information seeking behaviour of users on the system ruthven and kelly, 2011. In testing the relationship between risktaking, sensation seeking, and tourist behavior, pizam et al. The three scales, venturesome, extroversion, and sensation seeking complement each other in many aspects as each one provides a. The results of the study, which was conducted among 349 undergraduate students in israel, found that those who preferred to participate in extreme sports while on a leisure trip, scored higher on zuckerman sensation seeking.
The concept of sensation seeking has been extensively researched. This study investigates the relationships between the personality trait of sensation seeking and backpackers risk perceptions by relying on a survey of 579 israeli students who experienced backpacking. For example, young people have very different tastes as regards products or services, as compared to old people. Clement and jonah 1984, furnham and saipe 1993 and rimmo and aberg 1999 also found a positive relationship between sensation seeking, risky driving behavior and the frequency of crimes and harsh behaviors. Since the 911 attack in 2001, a number of major tragedies, including the sars outbreak, the bali bombings, and the asian tsunami, have swept the tourism industry across the globe. Sensation seeking and tourist behavior request pdf. Clement and jonah 1984, furnham and saipe 1993 and rimmo and aberg 1999 also found a positive relationship between sensationseeking, risky driving behavior and the frequency of crimes and harsh behaviors. Tourist role, perceptions of risk associated with travel. Sensation seeking and risky behavior zuckerman pdf various behavioral expressions of sensation seeking in the domains of vocational. Tuckerdrob university of texas at austin consistent with social neuroscience perspectives on. Sensation seeking ss is a personality trait associated with the need for novelty and stimulation and has been linked to tourist behavior.
The division of the two poles of tourist behavior is called tourist roles. This study explores the informationseeking behavior of undergraduates, postgraduate students, and researchers in undergraduate, postgraduate teaching staff and research scholars. Sensation seeking and daily activities as determinants of. Womens sexual sensation seeking and risk taking in leisure.
People who are high in sensation seeking are attracted to the unknown and as a result consistently seek the new, varied, and unpredictable. Informationseeking behavior differs among user groups. The sexual behaviour of british backpackers in australia. Travel to see a beautiful sight might be sensation seeking but is not risky. Another scale that may be useful for this purpose is the antisocialstimulus seeking ant. Request pdf sensation seeking and tourist behavior this study analyzed the effects of the psychological characteristic of sensation seeking on the choice of. The measurement of big five personality traits might be a valuable means of estimating individuals tendency to participate in adventurerisky sport, which in turn could be. To explore sexual behaviour and risktaking among british backpackers in australia and to investigate the influence of substance use and social settings on sexual behaviour abroad. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. More specifically, it studied the purchase of leisure products, which usually have a higher frequency of purchase on the internet. Risky behavior can be an expression of a normal, genetically influenced personality trait, sensation seeking. Request pdf sensation seeking and tourist behavior this study analyzed the effects of the psychological characteristic of sensation seeking on the choice of tourist activities and preferred. Sensation seeking in offenders sensation seeking and daily activities as determinants of criminal behavior the study of crime and identification of a criminal personality has been perhaps one of the more frustrating areas of research for the social sciences. The impact of these crises was unprecedented and thus, it raises the.
It is believed to peak at around age 16 12, 28, is usually greater in males than females 2932 and in whites compared to african americans 6, 24, 33. Sensation seeking and risk perception in tourism on the motivation of the adventure tourists, studies suggest that adventure tourists seek feelings. The big five personality traits and risky sport participation. The result of the study shows that accessing the needed materials is a major information seeking activity.
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