Tourism as a Means of Happiness and Subjective Well-Being for Senior Travelers

  1. Adela Balderas-Cejudo
  2. Ian Patterson
Revista:
Anduli: revista andaluza de ciencias sociales

ISSN: 1696-0270,  2340-4973

Año de publicación: 2023

Número: 23

Páginas: 19-33

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

Varios estudios han investigado el impacto de las experiencias turísticas en la salud y el bienestar, pero se sabe muy poco sobre los factores psicológicos subyacentes y los me-canismos implicados. Varios investigadores han sugerido que la felicidad y las activida-des turísticas están estrechamente vincula-das, pero se ha investigado relativamente poco sobre las posibles conexiones entre el turismo y la felicidad, el bienestar subjetivo (BS) y la calidad de vida, especialmente en el caso de los viajeros de más edad en un mundo que envejece. Desde el punto de vista psicológico, el turismo aporta los ma-yores beneficios a los viajeros de más edad, ya que el turismo proporciona los medios por los que los adultos mayores pueden buscar la felicidad y sentimientos positivos relacionados con su bienestar y calidad de vida. Esto se debe a que ayuda a mejorar el estado de ánimo, crea una perspectiva positiva y sentimientos positivos de bienes-tar y alegría para los turistas mayores. Este artículo conceptual se centrará en cómo los viajes contribuyen a los sentimientos de felicidad y bienestar de los turistas de más edad. Las conclusiones proporcionarán una comprensión más profunda de la posible relación entre el turismo y la salud mental, para determinar si el turismo puede afectar positivamente a la vida de las personas, su bienestar y hacer que se sientan felices

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