Risk Perceptions and Pleasure Travel: An Exploratory Analysis
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This article investigates risk perceptions associated with pleasure travel. Psychophy sical scaling methods and multivariate analysis identified three basic dimensions of perceived risk: physical-equipment risk, vacation risk, and destination risk. Subsequent cluster analysis of the respondents based on the three risk dimensions identified three groups of travelers with substantially different risk perceptions regarding travel. The three risk groups differed in terms of the most recent trip taken and the benefits soughtfrom travel as well as basic demographic characteristics. Interestingly, relationships between risk perceptions and travel behavior appear to be situation-specific, suggesting that it may be difficult to generalize behaviors observed in the purchase of goods to travel decision making.
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Previous research has suggested that an individual's risk perceptions can be affected by the context in which events are described, and that the relationship between risk perceptions and behavior can be situation-specific.
“In line with the notion described above, previous research has suggested that an individual's risk perceptions can be affected by the context in which events are described, and that the relationship between risk perceptions and behavior can be situation-specific (Dowling, 1986; Roehl & Fesenmaier, 1992; Sharifpour et al., 2014).”
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- Authors
- Roehl, W. S., & Fesenmaier, D. R.
- Venue
- Journal of Travel Research
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1992-04
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 17-26
- ISSN
- 0047-2875 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-6763
- OpenAlex
- W2129697867
- Cited by
- 868
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 43 · 2023: 52 · 2022: 80 · 2021: 91 · 2020: 59 · 2019: 42 · 2018: 47 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 45 · 2015: 42 · 2014: 41 · 2013: 35 · 2012: 30
- FWCI
- 5.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Travel Research (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Adventure Sports and Sensation Seeking
- Keywords
- risk perception, leisure travel, travel behavior, psychophysical scaling, travel decision-making
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