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Title: | Examining the change in wellbeing following a holiday | Authors: | Yu, J Smale, B Xiao, H |
Issue Date: | Dec-2021 | Source: | Tourism management, Dec. 2021, v. 87, 104367 | Abstract: | Building on existing evidence that tourism contributes to wellbeing, this study aims to investigate how both hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing changes after a holiday. A longitudinal inquiry involving three waves of observation (during, the fourth week, and the eighth week following a holiday) was carried out in five tourism cities in China, using Latent Growth Curve models to analyze change. Results suggest that life satisfaction – an indicator of hedonic wellbeing – does not decline as expected whereas other indicators of hedonic wellbeing declined dramatically in the first month and then mildly in the second month following a holiday. Comparatively, eudaimonic wellbeing declined gradually and mildly during the same two-month intervals. Higher levels of optimal tourism experiences predicted slower declines of both hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing. Theoretical, methodological, and practical implications are discussed. | Keywords: | Eudaimonic wellbeing Hedonic wellbeing Latent growth curve model Longitudinal design Optimal tourism experience Wellbeing change |
Publisher: | Pergamon Press | Journal: | Tourism management | ISSN: | 0261-5177 | EISSN: | 1879-3193 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.tourman.2021.104367 |
Appears in Collections: | Journal/Magazine Article |
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