TY - JOUR
T1 - Understanding Changes in Tourists’ Use of Emotion Regulation Strategies in a Vacation Context
AU - Gao, Jie
AU - Zhang, Ye
AU - Kerstetter, Deborah L.
AU - Shields, Stephanie
PY - 2019/9/1
Y1 - 2019/9/1
N2 - This study examines the patterns of change in tourists’ use of emotion regulation strategies (ERSs) during a vacation, and their interactions with sociodemographic characteristics. Data were collected using an online survey and travel daily diaries. Repeated measures analysis of variance showed that 152 participants exhibited significant differences in their use of five ERSs with positive emotions and two ERSs with negative emotions during their travel experience, suggesting use of ERSs varies over different stages of a vacation. In addition, some sociodemographic characteristics were found to play a significant role in explaining patterns of change in tourists’ use of ERSs with positive and negative emotions. These findings, which extend current emotion-based research in tourism, must be acknowledged by and incorporated into future research. Further, tourism professionals should account for the change in tourists’ use of ERSs during a vacation when planning travel itineraries and programs.
AB - This study examines the patterns of change in tourists’ use of emotion regulation strategies (ERSs) during a vacation, and their interactions with sociodemographic characteristics. Data were collected using an online survey and travel daily diaries. Repeated measures analysis of variance showed that 152 participants exhibited significant differences in their use of five ERSs with positive emotions and two ERSs with negative emotions during their travel experience, suggesting use of ERSs varies over different stages of a vacation. In addition, some sociodemographic characteristics were found to play a significant role in explaining patterns of change in tourists’ use of ERSs with positive and negative emotions. These findings, which extend current emotion-based research in tourism, must be acknowledged by and incorporated into future research. Further, tourism professionals should account for the change in tourists’ use of ERSs during a vacation when planning travel itineraries and programs.
KW - diary study
KW - emotion regulation strategies
KW - longitudinal
KW - positive intervention
KW - tourist behavior
KW - well-being
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85060176274&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/0047287518798511
DO - 10.1177/0047287518798511
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85060176274
SN - 0047-2875
VL - 58
SP - 1088
EP - 1104
JO - Journal of Travel Research
JF - Journal of Travel Research
IS - 7
ER -