Open AccessExamining the Feasibility of Vaccine Tourism
Author(s) -
V.G. Girish,
ChoongKi Lee,
P J Shyju,
Yae-Na Park
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tourism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1849-1545
pISSN - 1332-7461
DOI - 10.37741/t.70.1.11
Subject(s) - theory of planned behavior , structural equation modeling , psychology , tourism , social psychology , control (management) , partial least squares regression , covid-19 , statistics , mathematics , computer science , medicine , geography , archaeology , disease , pathology , artificial intelligence , infectious disease (medical specialty)
The study assesses the feasibility of vaccine tourism. Psychological factors, such as perceived stress and fear of COVID-19, were treated as the antecedents of the constructs of the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Data were collected from the respondents from India, and the partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) method was employed for the analysis. Results reveal that perceived stress and fear of COVID-19 positively and significantly influence attitude, subjective norms, andperceived behavioral control. Furthermore, subjective norms predominantly influence behavioral intention. Likewise, perceived behavioral control and attitude influence behavioral intention.