Personality and Individual Differences · 2015 · 179 citations · 32 references
ManagementPsychologyTourism ManagementConsumer BehaviorPersonality PsychologyTourismPersonality TraitsSustainable TourismTourist BehaviorTrait TheoryTravel BehaviourVisitor Experience ManagementBig Five Personality ModelBig Five Personality TraitsTourism Consumer BehaviorTourist PersonalityTourist Sustainable Behavior
This article reports the findings of a study, conducted among 227 foreign tourists who visited Cyprus, that aimed to identify the relationships between the Big Five personality dimensions and tourists’ environmentalism. Structural equation modeling revealed that Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, and Neuroticism are positively associated with pro-environmental tourist behavior. In contrast, no significant relationship was observed between Openness and ecological action.
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