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Inducing wellbeing through staycation programs in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.

ABSTRACT: The COVID-19 pandemic aftermath has aggravated its traumatic effect to engender a mental health crisis. With increasingly worsened psychological wellbeing, it is the responsibility of tourism scholars and operators alike to explore how contemporary tourism offerings can enable individuals to rebuild hope and optimism through relishing tourism's restorative appeals amid rigid border lockdowns. However, it remains unclear whether tourists are able to restore themselves from staycation programs, since tourists have a tendency to favor a novel space, as opposed to a usual travel environment. To address this question, we relied upon a government-funded staycation campaign using a survey to assess a transformative process leading from travel motivation and restoration to fortifying psychological capital and wellbeing. Drawing on theories pertaining to attention restoration, psychological capital, and involvement, our findings unravel a travel transformative mechanism of staycation programs that build a linkage between travel motivation and favorable psychological outcomes amid adverse circumstances.

SUBMITTER: Lin ZC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8555992 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Inducing wellbeing through staycation programs in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.

Lin Zhiwei Cj ZC Wong IpKin Anthony IA Kou IokTeng Esther IE Zhen Xiner Christine XC

Tourism management perspectives 20211029

The COVID-19 pandemic aftermath has aggravated its traumatic effect to engender a mental health crisis. With increasingly worsened psychological wellbeing, it is the responsibility of tourism scholars and operators alike to explore how contemporary tourism offerings can enable individuals to rebuild hope and optimism through relishing tourism's restorative appeals amid rigid border lockdowns. However, it remains unclear whether tourists are able to restore themselves from staycation programs, si ...[more]

PMID: 34745856

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Inducing wellbeing through staycation programs in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.

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Inducing wellbeing through staycation programs in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.

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