Kendi Kaderini Tayin Etme ve Planlanmış Davranış Teorileri Kapsamında Engelli Bireylerin Metaverse Turizmine Katılma Eğilimi (The Tendency of Individuals with Disabilities to Participate in Metaverse Tourism Within the Scope of Self-Determination and Planned Behavior Theories)
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Metaverse tourism, Self-Determination Theory, Theory of Planned Behavior, Disabled individualAbstract
The aim of this study is to examine the participation intentions of disabled individuals toward metaverse tourism within the frameworks of Self-Determination Theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior. A relational survey model, one of the quantitative research designs, was employed. The population of the study consists of individuals with physical disabilities, and the sample comprises 284 participants selected through purposive sampling. Data were collected online in 2024. The questionnaire items related to the theoretical constructs were adapted from the study of Zhang, Quoquab and Mohammad (2024). The obtained data were analyzed through validity–reliability tests and structural equation modeling. The findings reveal that perceived autonomy and relatedness positively influence intrinsic motivation, while intrinsic motivation significantly affects attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control. However, the effects of perceived competence and subjective norm were found to be limited in some model pathways. Overall, the results indicate that the motivational processes of individuals with disabilities toward metaverse tourism can be explained within the scope of Self-Determination Theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior.
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