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Tourists’ risk perceptions and pro-environmental behaviour during the pandemic: the roles of environmental concern and environmental ethics reflection

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  • Yong Ma
  • Haiyan Tang
  • Jie Ren

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The COVID-19 pandemic has served as a stark reminder to humanity of the urgent need to address environmental concerns. Given the intricate links between tourism and ecological issues, whether perceived risks during the pandemic can foster pro-environmental behaviour through increased concern and reflection about environmental challenges. Drawing on social cognitive theory, this study delves into the mechanisms that shape how visitors’ risk perceptions influence their pro-environmental actions in the context of the pandemic. From an online survey, 731 valid responses were accrued. The findings reveal that tourists’ risk perceptions have a significant positive influence on environmental concern and pro-environmental behaviour, environmental concern plays a partially mediating role in the relationship between tourists’ risk perceptions and pro-environmental behaviour. And environmental ethics reflection plays a positive moderating role in that mediated relationship. Based on these findings, management implications are proposed to promote pro-environmental behaviour among tourists, and the limitations of this study and future research directions are highlighted.

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  • Yong Ma & Haiyan Tang & Jie Ren, 2025. "Tourists’ risk perceptions and pro-environmental behaviour during the pandemic: the roles of environmental concern and environmental ethics reflection," Current Issues in Tourism, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(11), pages 1801-1818, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:taf:rcitxx:v:28:y:2025:i:11:p:1801-1818
    DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2024.2351145
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