Linking the intrinsic and environmental constraints with PwD tourists' behavioral intentions toward a travel destination

Mediating role of learned helplessness

Datos Bibliográficos

ID19554306
AutoresBijoylaxmi Sarmah (0000-0001-8272-8385, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology), Shampy Kamboj (0000-0003-1451-0477, Lake Superior College, autor de correspondencia), Ravi Chatterjee (0000-0002-3746-2087, Lake Superior College)
Año2024
Volumen10
Número3
Páginas539-553
Fecha de publicación2024-12-16
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Tourism Futures (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2055-5911 • E-ISSN: 2055-592X
EditorialEmerald (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1108/jtf-02-2021-0053
OpenAlexW4323651539
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas38

Purpose The present study examines the antecedents of learned helplessness, i.e. intrinsic and environmental constraints and consequences, i.e. intention to travel and expectation in the context of people with disability (PwD) tourism context by applying the “Theory of Learned Helplessness”. Design/methodology/approach The survey method was used to gather data from 209 physically disabled people who had visited/traveled to any tourist destination in the past twelve months. Structural equation modeling technique was used to analyze data. Findings The findings reveal that intrinsic and environmental constraints positively influence learned helplessness. Consequently, learned helplessness negatively effects intention to travel and positively affects expectation of PWD tourist' toward a travel destination. Furthermore, learned helplessness contributed as a mediator between intrinsic constraints and intention to travel toward a tourist destination. Originality/value Even though the body of literature on associations studied pertaining the conceptual lens of learned helplessness is widely recognized, there is dearth of literature investigating the connections between travel constraints, learned helplessness, PwDs intention and their expectation in travel destination context

Conceptual model · Geography · Learned helplessness · Originality · Structural equation modeling · Tourism · Transport engineering · Travel behavior · Computer Science · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Engineering · Psychology · Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management · Social Psychology · Urban Transport and Accessibility