State Neuroticism at Home and in Fiji: The Positive Effects of Having a Holiday to Reset Mind and Brain
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Overall | Men | Women | p-Value | |
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n (%) | 213 | 100 (47%) | 113 (53%) | 0.383 |
Age (year) | 24.5 (4.3) | 25.0 (4.7) | 24.1 (3.8) | 0.164 |
Job/Student | 145 / 68 | 71 / 29 | 74 / 39 | 0.462 |
Neuroticism at home | 4.5 (3.0) | 3.6 (2.9) | 5.4 (2.9) | <0.001 * |
Neuroticism in Fiji | 2.1 (2.3) | 1.6 (2.0) | 2.5 (2.4) | 0.004 * |
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Hendriksen, P.A.; Arnoldy, L.; Verster, J.C. State Neuroticism at Home and in Fiji: The Positive Effects of Having a Holiday to Reset Mind and Brain. Tour. Hosp. 2022, 3, 809-815. https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp3040050
Hendriksen PA, Arnoldy L, Verster JC. State Neuroticism at Home and in Fiji: The Positive Effects of Having a Holiday to Reset Mind and Brain. Tourism and Hospitality. 2022; 3(4):809-815. https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp3040050
Chicago/Turabian StyleHendriksen, Pauline A., Lizanne Arnoldy, and Joris C. Verster. 2022. "State Neuroticism at Home and in Fiji: The Positive Effects of Having a Holiday to Reset Mind and Brain" Tourism and Hospitality 3, no. 4: 809-815. https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp3040050
APA StyleHendriksen, P. A., Arnoldy, L., & Verster, J. C. (2022). State Neuroticism at Home and in Fiji: The Positive Effects of Having a Holiday to Reset Mind and Brain. Tourism and Hospitality, 3(4), 809-815. https://doi.org/10.3390/tourhosp3040050