Open AccessHOW COGNITIVE APPRAISALS AND MALADAPTIVE COPING EXPLAIN THE BEHAVIOURAL INTENTION OF HEALTH TOURISTS?
Author(s) -
Ai Na Seow,
Choong Chee Keong,
Yuen Onn Choong
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.46754/gtc.2021.11.012
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , feeling , psychology , cognition , structural equation modeling , clinical psychology , social psychology , applied psychology , computer science , psychiatry , machine learning
The main purpose of this paper is to understand the behavioural intention of health tourists through cognitive appraisals and maladaptive coping. A research model is proposed. A field study was conducted in Malaysia’s various international airports. 718 international tourists were approached to partake in the paper survey. The data collected was analysed using SmartPLS software version 3 with partial least square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). This study’s findings show that only response severity is not significant related to maladaptive coping, which is defined as a compulsive behaviour individuals use to soothe themselves when feeling anxious. Perceived vulnerability and response cost are positively related to maladaptive coping, whereas response efficacy and self-efficacy are negatively significant to maladaptive coping. This study’s abstract consists of seven main elements: purpose and background, methodology, findings, conclusion, contribution/practical implications, references, and keywords.