The Professional Career of Tourism Students in Times of Pandemic: Analysis from Social Psychology and Relational Marketing

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Rafael Fabricio Matos Cámara http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5225-2179
Luis Lucio Lobato Rincón http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4910-4006

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The aim of this research is to find out to what extent the satisfaction that students develop with their university influences their trust and expectations for a future tourism career in the face of COVID-19. The methodology of the study is quantitative, non-experimental and cross-sectional. To collect the data from the study, a questionnaire was applied to a sample of 275 students from a Spanish university. The structural equation method was used through a Path analysis. In general, the results show that most of the hypotheses are tested. Satisfaction is the variable that most influences trust and, to a lesser extent, the expectations that students have for their future in the face of COVID-19.

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MATOS CÁMARA, Rafael Fabricio; LOBATO RINCÓN, Luis Lucio. The Professional Career of Tourism Students in Times of Pandemic: Analysis from Social Psychology and Relational Marketing. CIENCIA ergo-sum, [S.l.], v. 33, sep. 2025. ISSN 2395-8782. Disponible en: <https://cienciaergosum.uaemex.mx/article/view/23526>. Fecha de acceso: 13 feb. 2026 doi: https://doi.org/10.30878/ces.v33n0a46.
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