Influences of travel constraints on the people with disabilities’ intention to travel: An application of Seligman’s helplessness theory

Bong Koo Lee, Sheela Agarwal and Hyun Ji Kim

Tourism Management, 2012, vol. 33, issue 3, 569-579

Abstract: Changes to legal and social environments have contributed to the expansion of the disabled tourism market. However, despite this growth, within tourism there is a distinct lack of research of this niche market, and in particular of the barriers which impede or prevent those with disabilities from participating in tourism. This study addresses this lacuna by exploring the relationships between three inter-related concepts, these being: (1) travel constraints including its three sub-dimensions, these being intrinsic, environmental, and interactive; (ii) learned helplessness; and, (iii) intention to travel. This is attempted through a structured survey targeted at a sample of disabled Korean travelers (N=301). The results revealed that the three sub-dimensions of constraints exerted no significant influence (p<.05) on travel intentions, though two of the three dimensions (intrinsic and environmental) were found to be statistically significantly associated with learned helplessness. This latter variable, in turn provided a statistically significant negative influence (p<.05) on intention to travel. The theoretical and practical implications of these results are discussed, and some avenues for future research are highlighted.

Keywords: Disabled tourism; Constraints; Learned helplessness; Travel intention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2011.06.011

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