Assessing Space Tourism Propensity: A New Questionnaire for Future Space Tourists

IF 2.1 3区工程技术 Q2 ENGINEERING, AEROSPACE Aerospace Pub Date : 2023-12-06 DOI:10.3390/aerospace10121018

M. Gatti, Irene Ceccato, Adolfo Di Crosta, Pasquale La Malva, Emanuela Bartolini, R. Palumbo, A. Di Domenico, N. Mammarella

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(1) Background: Space tourism (ST) is an emerging frontier in tourism, attracting considerable stakeholders in the era of the New Space Economy. Thus, understanding the intentions and the characteristics of future space travelers is crucial. (2) Methods: Here, we validated the brief 11-item Space Tourism Propensity Questionnaire (STP-Q) and administered it, along with sociodemographic and psychological questionnaires, to 333 undergraduates in order to explore ST propensity and predictive factors. (3) Results: Linear regression analysis revealed that STP-Q scores are influenced by personality traits, particularly sensation seeking, social distance, and conscientiousness. Sensation seeking predicts the intention to engage in future space travel, while trait anxiety negatively impacts it. Surprisingly, neither sociodemographic features nor pro-environmental behaviors predict ST propensity, as expected. (4) Conclusions: The STP-Q is a cost-effective self-report for assessing ST propensity and can contribute to the evolving field of space tourism when used in combination with other questionnaires.

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评估太空旅游倾向：未来太空游客新问卷

(1)背景:空间旅游是新兴的旅游领域，在新空间经济时代吸引了大量的利益相关者。因此，了解未来太空旅行者的意图和特征是至关重要的。(2)方法:对包含11个项目的空间旅游倾向问卷(STP-Q)进行验证，并结合社会人口学和心理学问卷对333名大学生进行调查，探讨空间旅游倾向及其预测因素。(3)结果:线性回归分析显示，大学生的STP-Q得分受人格特质的影响，尤其是感觉寻求、社会距离和责任心。感觉寻求预示着未来太空旅行的意图，而特质焦虑则对其产生负面影响。令人惊讶的是，社会人口学特征和亲环境行为都不能像预期的那样预测ST倾向。(4)结论:STP-Q是一种具有成本效益的评估太空旅游倾向的自我报告，当与其他问卷结合使用时，可以为不断发展的太空旅游领域做出贡献。

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Aerospace ENGINEERING, AEROSPACE-

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23.10%

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661

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6 weeks

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