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Concerns or Desires Post-Pandemic: An Extended MGB Model for Understanding South Korean Residents’ Perceptions and Intentions to Travel to China

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  • Guanghui Qiao

    (School of Tourism and Urban-Rural Planning, Zheshang Research Institute, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China)

  • Xiao-li Zhao

    (Tourism Management Discipline, Paichai University, Daejeon 35345, Korea)

  • Luqi Xin

    (School of Tourism and Urban-Rural Planning, Zheshang Research Institute, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, China)

  • Seokchool Kim

    (Department of Tourism Festival and Resort Management, Paichai University, Daejeon 35345, Korea)

Abstract

In this study, we examined South Korean residents’ travel-related behavioural intention for mainland China post-COVID-19 using an extended model of goal-directed behaviour. To do so, we integrated South Korean residents’ perceptions of country image (PCI), mass media, and concerns about travel into the framework of the original model of goal-directed behaviour (MGB). Structural equation modelling was used to identify the structural relationships among the latent variables. The results show that mass media had a positive influence on South Korean residents’ perception of China’s image, a negative influence on residents’ concerns, and a positive influence on residents’ behavioural intentions for travel overseas. Meanwhile, PCI had a positive influence on residents’ attitude towards travel overseas. The theoretical and practical implications of the study are discussed.

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  • Guanghui Qiao & Xiao-li Zhao & Luqi Xin & Seokchool Kim, 2021. "Concerns or Desires Post-Pandemic: An Extended MGB Model for Understanding South Korean Residents’ Perceptions and Intentions to Travel to China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-20, March.
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