THE MEDIATING ROLE OF MEANING IN LIFE IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MEMORABLE TOURISM EXPERIENCES AND SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING
ADVANCES IN HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM RESEARCH-AHTR, vol.8, no.2, pp.314-337, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 8 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2020
- Doi Number: 10.30519/ahtr.656469
- Journal Name: ADVANCES IN HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM RESEARCH-AHTR
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.314-337
- Keywords: Memorable tourism experience, Subjective well-being, Meaning in life, NEGATIVE AFFECT, TRAVEL, SATISFACTION, DETERMINANTS, VALIDATION, MOTIVATION, HAPPINESS, SERVICES, EMOTION, NOVELTY
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Due to varying tourist motivations and needs, involvement in new experiences has different individual consequences. This paper examines the predictive relationship between memorable tourism experience (MTE), meaning in life (MIL) and subjective well-being (SWB). It further investigates whether meaning in life mediates memorable tourism experience's influence on subjective well-being. The study design was cross-sectional, with data collected from 283 tourists visiting Cappadocia, Turkey. Although all variables were positively correlated, SEM analyses revealed that meaning in life mediated the association of memorable tourism experience with life satisfaction but not positive affect. These findings are discussed considering the role of meaning in life in the link between dimensions of MTE and SWB.