Engagement in Tourism and Personality Traits among Ukrainian Adolescents

Nicholas Hryhorczuk; Alexander Zvinchuk; Zoreslava Shkiryak-nyzhnyk; Ludmila Slobodchenko; Alla Matsola; Daniel Hryhorczuk

doi:10.31822/jomat.580446

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Engagement in Tourism and Personality Traits among Ukrainian Adolescents

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to determine if there is an association between personality traits and engagement in tourism among Ukrainian adolescents. The study population consisted of 1075 adolescents and their mothers/caregivers who participated in the Family and Children of Ukraine birth cohort study. The adolescents self-reported how they prefer to spend their leisure time and also completed the revised Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI). We found that engagement in tourism was significantly associated with better school performance and higher socioeconomic status. Adolescents who engage in tourism also had significantly higher Extraversion and lower Neuroticism scores on the EPI. The associations of tourism engagement with these personality traits remained significant after adjusting for age, gender, socioeconomic status, and school performance. We conclude that personality traits are important predictors of Ukrainian adolescents’ engagement in tourism

Keywords

Tourism,Personality,Ukraine,Adolescent

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Tourism (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Nicholas Hryhorczuk ^*
0000-0001-7403-0008
United States

Alexander Zvinchuk This is me
0000-0001-7163-1932
Ukraine

Zoreslava Shkiryak-nyzhnyk This is me
0000-0002-4703-2427

Ludmila Slobodchenko This is me
0000-0002-4560-7434
Ukraine

Alla Matsola This is me
0000-0002-5447-571X
Ukraine

Daniel Hryhorczuk This is me
0000-0001-7625-6756
United States

Publication Date

December 15, 2019

Submission Date

June 20, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 13, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 4 Number: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31822/jomat.580446

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https://izlik.org/JA88GS36CW

APA

Hryhorczuk, N., Zvinchuk, A., Shkiryak-nyzhnyk, Z., Slobodchenko, L., Matsola, A., & Hryhorczuk, D. (2019). Engagement in Tourism and Personality Traits among Ukrainian Adolescents. Journal of Multidisciplinary Academic Tourism, 4(2), 71-76. https://doi.org/10.31822/jomat.580446

AMA

1.Hryhorczuk N, Zvinchuk A, Shkiryak-nyzhnyk Z, Slobodchenko L, Matsola A, Hryhorczuk D. Engagement in Tourism and Personality Traits among Ukrainian Adolescents. Jomat. 2019;4(2):71-76. doi:10.31822/jomat.580446

Chicago

Hryhorczuk, Nicholas, Alexander Zvinchuk, Zoreslava Shkiryak-nyzhnyk, Ludmila Slobodchenko, Alla Matsola, and Daniel Hryhorczuk. 2019. “Engagement in Tourism and Personality Traits Among Ukrainian Adolescents”. Journal of Multidisciplinary Academic Tourism 4 (2): 71-76. https://doi.org/10.31822/jomat.580446.

EndNote

Hryhorczuk N, Zvinchuk A, Shkiryak-nyzhnyk Z, Slobodchenko L, Matsola A, Hryhorczuk D (December 1, 2019) Engagement in Tourism and Personality Traits among Ukrainian Adolescents. Journal of Multidisciplinary Academic Tourism 4 2 71–76.

IEEE

[1]N. Hryhorczuk, A. Zvinchuk, Z. Shkiryak-nyzhnyk, L. Slobodchenko, A. Matsola, and D. Hryhorczuk, “Engagement in Tourism and Personality Traits among Ukrainian Adolescents”, Jomat, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 71–76, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.31822/jomat.580446.

ISNAD

Hryhorczuk, Nicholas - Zvinchuk, Alexander - Shkiryak-nyzhnyk, Zoreslava - Slobodchenko, Ludmila - Matsola, Alla - Hryhorczuk, Daniel. “Engagement in Tourism and Personality Traits Among Ukrainian Adolescents”. Journal of Multidisciplinary Academic Tourism 4/2 (December 1, 2019): 71-76. https://doi.org/10.31822/jomat.580446.

JAMA

1.Hryhorczuk N, Zvinchuk A, Shkiryak-nyzhnyk Z, Slobodchenko L, Matsola A, Hryhorczuk D. Engagement in Tourism and Personality Traits among Ukrainian Adolescents. Jomat. 2019;4:71–76.

MLA

Hryhorczuk, Nicholas, et al. “Engagement in Tourism and Personality Traits Among Ukrainian Adolescents”. Journal of Multidisciplinary Academic Tourism, vol. 4, no. 2, Dec. 2019, pp. 71-76, doi:10.31822/jomat.580446.

Vancouver

1.Nicholas Hryhorczuk, Alexander Zvinchuk, Zoreslava Shkiryak-nyzhnyk, Ludmila Slobodchenko, Alla Matsola, Daniel Hryhorczuk. Engagement in Tourism and Personality Traits among Ukrainian Adolescents. Jomat. 2019 Dec. 1;4(2):71-6. doi:10.31822/jomat.580446

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