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Volume 5, Issue 1, 2016

Personal values, subjective well-being and destination-loyalty intention of international students (Article) (Open Access)

Jamaludin N.L.* , Sam D.L. , Sandal G.M. , Adam A.A.
  • a Department of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Christies Gate 12, Bergen, 5015, Norway
  • b Department of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Christies Gate 12, Bergen, 5015, Norway
  • c Department of Psychosocial Science, Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, Christies Gate 12, Bergen, 5015, Norway
  • d Faculty of Business Management, University Technology MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor 40450, Malaysia

Abstract

What are the factors that predict international students’ destination-loyalty intention? This is the main question this paper addresses, using an online survey among 396 (short-term, N = 182) and (long-term, N = 214) international students at a Norwegian university. Structural equation model-AMOS was conducted to examine relationships among personal values, subjective well-being and destination-loyalty intentions. The results showed that: (1) universalism was positively related to subjective well-being for short-term students; and (2) subjective well-being was positively related to destination-loyalty intention for all groups. We found that relatively stable and happy individuals might be important for ensuring destination-loyalty intentions. Results also indicated that personal values that emphasize justice and equity are also important for short-term international students’ well-being. © 2016, The Author(s).

Author Keywords

personal values Destination-loyalty intention Subjective well-being

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Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84975882038&doi=10.1186%2fs40064-016-2439-3&partnerID=40&md5=8b0006f95c84387fff749539da154e29
DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-2439-3
ISSN: 21931801
Cited by: 7
Original Language: English