Fear of COVID-19 and its impact on holiday planning and working abroad

Abstract

Fear of COVID-19 displayed moderately behavioral changes in the population. It motivates people to follow the public health regulations to aim to reduce the chance of spreading the virus (such as social distancing), which leads to further psychological consequences. It has a significant impact on tourism due to travel restrictions. WHO predicts that international tourist arrivals will decreased markably worldwide in 2020. The coronavirus pandemic affects the student mobility programs (such as Erasmus+) as well, and individuals who have planned to study or work abroad has to face significant uncertainty. Our research aims to adapt the Hungarian version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and the exploration of the impact of fear of coronavirus on the plans to travel, study or work abroad among the Z and Y generations. The role of emotional intelligence, perceived stress and social media consumption and the anxiety caused by coronavirus pandemic will be examined as well. The study study explain our reasearch plan and preliminary results too.