Effects of perceived constraints and negotiation on learned helplessness: A study of Chinese senior outbound tourists

Learned helplessness is an important psychological construct that may influence senior tourists' subjective wellbeing while travelling. Employing a mixed-method approach and a multi-sample design, this study examines how Chinese senior outbound tourists’ perceived travel constraints and negotiation efforts affect learned helplessness in outbound travel. We identified four perceived constraints (perceived incapability, lack of suitable travel agencies and services, lack of information and personal support, and complex travel decision-making) and three negotiation strategies (seeking family support, physical/health preparation, and learning). Multiple regression analyses showed that among the four perceived constraints, only perceived incapability increased learned helplessness significantly; conversely, negotiation in general reduced learned helplessness. However, not as expected, negotiation was not founded to be a moderator between perceived constraints and learned helplessness. Theoretical and practical implications are also discussed.     

African American Participation in Wildland Outdoor Recreation

Outdoor recreation is an important aspect of the American culture, with a central tenant that all citizens have the right to enjoy the public wildlands. The present study analyzed African American wildland outdoor recreation behavior and found that this segment of the population, as a proportion, tended to participate in wildland outdoor recreation activities to a significantly lesser extent than their White counterparts. The findings suggest important public policy implications.     

激励性即时评价对习得无助状况的改善作用

本文重点介绍了习得无助的形成,并结合儿童从出生到小学的学习阶段的实际情况,分析了当前教育理念的弊端,同时通过对网络游戏沉迷状况类比分析,阐述了激励性即时评价对孩子兴趣和自信心养成的重要作用。     

A descriptive study of behavioral responses of sexual harassment targets: Implications for control theory

The problem of sexual harassment in the workplace can be viewed within the framework of personal control. In particular, sexual harassment can be viewed as an infringement upon employees' rights to control the conditions under which they work. Targets of harassment must tolerate sexual harassment to avoid negative consequences such as termination, demotion, distasteful remarks or jokes, and so forth. Previous research (Wortman & Brehm, 1975; Greenberger & Strasser, 1986) into personal control has drawn upon two theories—reactance theory and learned helplessness theory—to explain behavioral responses to infringement upon personal control. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of personal control theories in explaining responses of targets who file discrimination suits.     

Traveling with pets: Constraints,negotiation, and learned helplessness

Pets have become increasingly important companions for modern families in daily life and during vacations. Yet traveling with pets involves various uncertainties and constraints that can inhibit tourists' participation. Drawing upon the constraint-negotiation model, this two-step, mixed-methods study examines how these constraints may influence pet owners' travel intentions and how such barriers can be overcome. A qualitative investigation was first conducted based on online user-generated content from 71 Chinese bloggers. Thematic analysis informed the development of an extended constraint-negotiation framework featuring learned helplessness. The extended model was then tested using survey data from 615 Chinese pet owners. Findings suggest that while perceived constraints can inhibit traveling with pets through increased learned helplessness, negotiation can reduce helplessness and encourage pet owners’ tourism participation. Implications and limitations are also discussed.     

基于无助理论的残疾人旅游障碍与旅游参与意图关系研究——结构方程式模型的应用

残疾人是社会的重要组成部分,残疾人旅游市场是我国一块有待开发的处女地,开发残疾人旅游市场有利于完善我国的旅游市场。本研究以残疾人为调查对象,利用无助理论对其旅游障碍、旅游参与意图等进行了实证分析。通过结构方式模型发现:残疾人的旅游障碍因子有3项(本能障碍、交流障碍、环境障碍);旅游障碍因子与旅游参与意图之间无直接显著性影响;残疾人旅游障碍因子中除了交流障碍因子外,本能障碍、环境障碍对无助感有正(+)的显著性影响;无助感对旅游参与意图间有反(-)的显著性影响。最后,在分析本研究结论的基础上提出了本研究的不足和未来的研究方向。     

Hospitality Employees’ Future Expectations: Dissatisfaction,Stress, and Burnout

This study aims to explore the relationship between future expectations of Turkish hotel employees and employee burnout. A survey with 260 hotel employees across Turkey measured whether employees expected their current levels of stress to increase or decrease in future. Those employees who showed signs of burnout syndrome were the ones who expected their current levels of stress to increase in future. The demographic factors such as age and education also related to stress and satisfaction levels of the employees. The findings point out that hotel employees tend to be more satisfied with their jobs at the beginning of their careers, in spite of the higher levels of perceived stress. The study has significant implications for human resource management activities and organizational climate.     

Win Some,Lose Some: The Effect of Chronic Losses on Decision Making Under Risk

Losses, including those that are chronic in nature, are a fact of life. The research reported here was designed to examine, using a controlled experiment, the effect of chronic losses in a given contextual domain on subsequent decisions with uncertain outcomes that take place in the same and in unrelated domains. Randomly selected adult subjects who took part in the experiment were randomly assigned to one of three treatment groups: One group, chronic losers, was exposed to chronic financial losses as part of a controlled, multi‐round gambling simulation. Groups two and three were exposed to chronic wins and random outcomes, respectively, as part of the same gambling simulation. Results from the experiment revealed that chronic losses, in contrast to random outcomes and chronic wins, had clear effects on decision making in the domain where the initial losses were incurred. Subjects who were exposed to the chronic loss induction demonstrated a significantly higher level of risk aversion when compared with subjects who were exposed to either random outcomes or chronic wins. Subjects exposed to chronic losses also displayed a depressed affective state and a tendency to accept less as an outcome of future decisions, and still consider it to be a satisfactory result, when compared to subjects in the two control conditions. There appears to be no spillover, however, of a similar degree of risk aversion when considering similar kinds of decisions in unrelated contextual domains. These results seem consistent with prospect theory and the theory of learned helplessness, and have implications for risk communication and management in a variety of contexts.     

论习得性无助感及其防治

学生在学习过程中难免会遇到困难甚至失败，如果多次出现类似情况就容易导致学生对自己丧失信心，陷入一种无助的心理状态。文章主要阐述这种心理状态产生的过程及教学工作者在实践中应如何采用合理的方法，预防和帮助学生脱离这种心理状态。     

试论学生习得性失助感及其防治

习得性失助感是一种消极的心理状态。本文介绍了习得性失助感的含义及产生，并联系学生实际，对习得性失助感的产生进行了归因，提出了相应的防治策略。