Sensation-Seeking and Risk-Taking among Travellers

By : Akhilesh Thomas Sunny, Seena M. Mathai, Nimmy Johns, Swathymol P.S.

Page No: 127-133

Abstract
Tourism is one of the fastest-growing industries and a major foreign exchange and employment generation source for many countries worldwide. This study aimed to understand the relationship between sensation-seeking and taking behaviour in travellers. Sensation-seeking is a dimension of personality that motivates an individual to seek novel, complex, and intense experiences. Intentional or unintentional exposure to the threat of harm or loss is risk-taking behaviour. The participants consist of 255 young adults, 153 males and 102 females. The data was collected using the Arnett Inventory for Sensation Seeking (AISS) (Arnett, 1994) and the Risk-Taking Questionnaire (RT-18) (de Haan et al., 2011). Results showed that sensation seeking and its dimensions of novelty and intensity positively correlate with risk-taking behaviour, risk assessment, and risk-taking among travellers. Future research should explore the underlying mechanisms governing the interplay between sensationseeking and risk-taking behaviours.

Authors:
Akhilesh Thomas Sunny, M.Sc Psychology, Department of Psychology, Union Christian College, Aluva, India.
Seena M. Mathai, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Union Christian College, Aluva, India.
Nimmy Johns, Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Union Christian College, Aluva, India.
Swathymol P.S., Assistant Professor, School of Behavioural Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University,Kottayam, India.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2025.20.01.12