VACATION AND WELL-BEING: A STUDY OF CHINESE TOURISTS

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• 作者：Yi ChenAuthor Vitae ; Xinran Y. LehtoAuthor Vitae ; Liping CaiAuthor Vitae
• 关键词：Chinese leisure tourists ; destination management ; subjective well-being ; vacation behavior ; vacation effect
• 刊名：Annals of Tourism Research
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：July, 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：42
• 期：Complete
• 页码：284-310
• 全文大小：429 K

文摘

Based on the theoretical foundation of subjective well-being and theories of happiness, the current study conducted a longitudinal quasi-experiment in Southeast China to investigate the effect of vacation on the different dimensions of subjective well-being. The results showed that Chinese tourists¡¯ chronic subjective well-being did not change after the vacation. Their occasion-specific subjective well-being, however, shows a pattern where their sense of well-being was boosted immediately after the vacation and faded after two months. Theoretical contributions and practical implications for Chinese public policy makers, tourism managers, and tourists are discussed.