Influential Factors for Sustainable Intention to Visit a National Park during COVID-19: The Extended Theory of Planned Behavior with Perception of Risk and Coping Behavior.

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Author(s): Seong BH;Seong BH; Choi Y; Choi Y; Kim H; Kim H
Source:
International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2021 Dec 08; Vol. 18 (24). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Dec 08.
Publication Type:
Journal Article
Language:
English

Additional Information
- Source:
  Publisher: MDPI Country of Publication: Switzerland NLM ID: 101238455 Publication Model: Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1660-4601 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16604601 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Res Public Health Subsets: MEDLINE
- Publication Information:
  Original Publication: Basel : MDPI, c2004-
- Subject Terms:
  COVID-19*; Adaptation, Psychological ; Humans ; Intention ; Pandemics ; Parks, Recreational ; Perception ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Surveys and Questionnaires
- Abstract:
  Despite the danger of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, visits to natural tourism destinations such as national parks are continuing, though people are using less congested trails or minimizing personal contact. Given the danger from COVID-19, the purpose of our study was to use an expanded theory of planned behavior to analyze whether tourists intend to continue to visit national parks. Another purpose for our study was to compare an extant research model based on the theory of planned behavior with the extended model we developed. Frequency analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and other statistical techniques, such as correlation analysis, parsimonious fit index, and squared multiple correlations were employed according to the appropriate objectives. Additionally, the number of 351 participants joined the survey. Our study found that perception of risk of COVID-19 negatively affected attitude and perceived behavioral control in both models. Moreover, the perceived behavioral control had a positive effect on coping behavior. Given the analytical results, our study presents not only theoretical implications for understanding the behavior of those who visit national parks, but also practical implications for operation and management of national parks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Contributed Indexing:
  Keywords: COVID-19; coping behavior; extended theory of planned behavior; perception of risk; sustainable intention
- Publication Date:
  Date Created: 20211224 Date Completed: 20211231 Latest Revision: 20211231
- Publication Date:
  20240513
- Accession Number:
  PMC8701916
- Accession Number:
  10.3390/ijerph182412968
- Accession Number:
  34948578

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