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