THE MODERATING ROLE OF FEAR OF COVID-19 IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAREER PERCEPTION AND INTENTION TO STAY IN THE INDUSTRY

The aim of this research is to determine the moderating role of fear of COVID-19 in the relationship between career perception and\rintention to stay in the tourism sector of the students who receive tourism education at the university level. The research is a\rquantitative study and data were collected through a questionnaire from 404 participants who received tourism education in associate\rand undergraduate programs of universities. SPSS Macro program was used in the analysis of the research hypotheses. As a result\rof the research, it was seen that the career perception positively affects the intention to stay in the sector. In addition, it has been\rdetermined that the fear of COVID-19 has a moderating role in the relationship on career perception and intention to stay in the\rsector. As a result of the analysis; the impact of career perception on the intention to stay in the industry decreases when the fear of\rCOVID-19 is high; it increases when the fear of COVID-19 is low.