The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the personality traits of students who received tourism education at the undergraduate level on the desire to pursue a career. Accordingly, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire Revised / Abbreviated Form (EKA-GGK) (Francis et al. 1992) and Temeloğlu and Aksu’s (2016) career desire for tourism were used. Within the scope of the study, the questionnaire was applied only to the students who are in their 3rd and 4th grades at Selcuk University Faculty of Tourism with the purposeful sampling method.The data were obtained through face to face interview. According to the data obtained from 185 students, a significant difference was determined according to some demographic variables of Eysenck’s personality traits and subdimensions and desire to pursue a career. In addition, according to the results of multiple linear regression analysis conducted on the effect of Eysenck personality traits overall and its sub-dimensions on the desire to pursue a career, there was no statistically significant result.

Author Name: Şafak Ünüvar, Şeyda Sarı , Merve Dağhan

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Keywords: Eysenck Personality Theory, Personality Traits, Career Demand, Tourism Education

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