Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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The Effect of tourism risk perception on tourism attitudes and intentions: Focus on the contex of COVID-19

관광위험지각이 관광 태도와 의도에 미치는 영향: COVID-19 상황을 중심으로

  • 임명재 (한서대학교 항공관광학과)
  • Received : 2021.12.08
  • Accepted : 2022.03.20
  • Published : 2022.03.28
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Abstract

The outbreak of COVID-19 is facing a global crisis. Therefore, this study comprehensively reviews the risk perception, tourism attitude, and tourism intention of potential tourists in the COVID-19 situation. As a research finding, three factors were derived for tourism risk perception: physical risk, social risk, and performance risk. It is verified that social risk to be a significant factors affecting tourism attitude. Also, it proved that social risk, performance risk to be important factors affecting tourism intention. A t-test was conducted to examine the implications of demographic characteristics(gender, age, job) in the study. As a result of the analysis, it was found that potential tourists in their 20's age perceived social risk as more important than other age groups. In addition, potential tourists in their 20's showed more positive tourism attitudes than other age groups. As a result of analyzing differences according to job, it was found that the student group had higher social risk, tourism attitude, and tourism intention than other occupational groups. Based on the research results, it can help derive strategies to reduce tourists' perception of risk in special situations such as COVID-19 and contribute to academia.

COVID-19의 발생으로 전 세계적으로 위기상황을 맞이하고 있다. 본 연구는 COVID-19 상황에서 잠재관광객의 위험지각이 관광태도와 관광의도에 미치는 영향을 종합적으로 검토하였다. 연구결과 관광객의 위험지각은 신체적위험, 사회적위험, 성과적위험과 같은 3가지 요인으로 구성되는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 잠재관광객의 위험지각은 관광태도와 의도에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 연구에 활용된 위험지각, 관광태도, 관광의도를 인구통계학적 특성(성별, 연령, 직업)을 활용하여 차이검증을 수행하였다. 분석결과 20대의 잠재관광객은 다른 연령대에 비해 사회적위험요인을 중요하게 생각하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 20대는 관광태도도 다른 연령대에 비해 상대적으로 긍정적으로 인식하는 것으로 검토되었다. 직업에 따른 차이검증에서는 학생집단은 다른 집단에 비해, 사회적위험요인, 관광태도, 관광의도가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 연구결과를 바탕으로 COVID-19 팬데믹상황과 그 이후에도 관광객의 위험지각을 감소시키는 부분에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것이며, 학술적인 측면에서도 기여할 수 있을 것이다.

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