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Identifier

000449992

Title

Άγχος μετακινήσεων κατά την πανδημία covid-19 : Διερεύνηση των ψυχομετρικών ιδιοτήτων της κλίμακας σε ελληνικό δείγμα

Alternative Title

Movement anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic

Author

Σταμάτη, Μαρία

Thesis advisor

Κριτσωτάκης, Γεώργιος

Reviewer

Τσιλιγιάννη, Ιωάννα

Abstract

Introduction: At the beginning of December 2019, a new virus called SARS-CoV-2 appears leading to a worldwide pandemic. According to the World Health Organization, the virus has infected and killed millions of people around the world. This has led individuals to develop feelings of fear and anxiety in relation to their daily lives, their work and therefore travel that either concerns their work or is done for leisure and holidays. Aim: To investigate the psychometric properties and the associations with sociodemographic characteristics of the ‘Pandemic (COVID-19) Anxiety Travel Scale (PATS)’ created by Zenker et al (2021) in a Greek sample. Methodology: In this study participated undergraduate and postgraduate students at the Hellenic Mediterranean University (n = 207). In addition to their sociodemographic characteristics, participants completed during December 2021 – January 2022 four scales: The ‘COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy scale-VHS’ for assessing vaccination hesitation, the ‘Pandemic Anxiety Travel Scale’ for assessing travel stress in the pandemic, the ‘Intention to Travel’ scale and the ‘Prevention Focus Scale’. Exploratory factor analysis, cronbach’s a and additional statistical analyses such as linear regressions were performed using SPSS 27.0. Results: The students who participated in our research seem to have high anxiety about travel due to the pandemic, however, their intention to travel is not affected. A large percentage had made a leisure trip before the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, good financial status and better life satisfaction were associated with an increased intention to travel, while older people appear to have a reduced intention. Finally, there is a positive association between vaccine hesitancy and travel anxiety. Conclusions: To reduce the travel anxiety caused by the pandemic, it is necessary to have the appropriate interventions that will aim at promoting "safe" travel and valid information in relation to the pandemic.

Language

Greek

Subject

Travel anxiety

Travel intention

Vaccine hesitancy

Εμβολιασμός

Issue date

2022-07-29

Collection

School/Department--School of Medicine--Department of Medicine--Post-graduate theses

Type of Work--Post-graduate theses