The Impact of Department of Tourism Students' Learning Styles on Creative Problem-solving skills, Transfer of Learning, Prosocial behavior, and Self-regulatory Efficacy

Among the six subcomponents of learning styles, the dependent, competitive, and participant styles had a significant positive relationship with creative problem-solving skills, while the avoidant style exhibited a significant negative correlation. Creative problem-solving skills had a significant positive impact on transfer of learning, prosocial behavior, and self-regulatory efficacy.In terms of academic implications, this study is the first to investigate the relationship between Department of Tourism students’ learning styles and the aforementioned factors.In terms of practical implications, our findings contribute to the value of tourism education through an analysis of undergraduate and graduate students majoring in tourism. Furthermore, the study highlights the importance of cultivating talent in the tourism sector to adapt to the evolving tourism industry.