Diaspora tourism and well-being: A eudaimonic view

Li, Tingting Elle; Chan, Eric Tak Hin

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2017.01.005

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“…2016 16 (Boukas & Ziakas, 2016); (Filep, 2016); (Gholipour, Tajaddini, & Nguyen, 2016); (Hartwell, Willis, Page, Ladkin, Fyall, & Hemingway, 2016); (Hjalager, Tervo-Kankare, & Tuohino, 2016); (Kim, Chua, Boo, Lee, & Han, 2016); (Krishnamoorthy & Ramachandran, 2016); (Mäkelä & Kinnunen, 2016); (Naidoo & Sharpley, 2016); (Nawijn, 2016); (Pratt, McCabe, & Movono, 2016); (Pyke et al, 2016); (Rivera, Croes, & Lee, 2016); (Uysal, Sirgy, Woo, & Kim, 2016); (Vogt, Jordan, Grewe, & Kruger, 2016); (Volo, 2016 (Laing & Frost, 2017); (Li & Chan, 2017); (Park, Lee, & Lee, 2017); (Tokarchuk, Maurer, & Gabriele, 2017); (Wu, Ai & Cheng, 2017).…”

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“…de Bloom et al (2017) concluded that, when traveling, individuals showed higher levels of hedonic wellbeing and ruminative thinking was lower when compared to leisure time at home. Li and Chan (2017) found six dimensions by which diaspora tourism promotes tourists' subjective wellbeing. Laing and Frost (2017) phenomenological study of travel experiences in Italy found also six wellbeing dimensions and hedonic and eudaimonic wellbeing notions were found in the narratives.…”

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Positive psychology & tourism: a systematic literature review

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This study aims to outline the relationship between Positive Psychology and tourism through a systematic literature review. Tourism seeks to increase the wellbeing of people, and wellbeing is a crucial variable in Positive Psychology which in turn aims to understand and promote people's potential. This research used as search terms 'Positive Psychology', 'wellbeing', 'happiness', 'tourism', 'visitor' and 'travel', terms which were applied through the Online Knowledge Library. The inclusion/exclusion criteria led to a sample of 49 references which were then individually analyzed. Results showed a recent increase in studies focused on the relationship between the variables, Europe being in the lead. Overall, policies are important for tourism development; tourism promotes wellbeing for residents and tourists; entrepreneurs have an innovative opportunity in wellbeing; and nature is linked to wellbeing. Implications and suggestions for future studies are presented. Keywords:Positive psychology, tourism, wellbeing, nature, innovation. ResumoEste estudo objetiva desenvolver uma visão geral sobre a aplicação da Psicologia Positiva no Turismo. O Turismo procura contribuir para aumentar o bem-estar das pessoas e o bem-estar é uma variável fundamental da Psicologia Positiva que procura compreender e promover o potencial dos indivíduos. Utilizou-se como termos de pesquisa as palavras 'Psicologia Positiva', 'bem-estar', 'felicidade', 'turismo', 'visitante' e 'viagem'. A pesquisa foi realizada por meio da Biblioteca do Conhecimento Online. A aplicação de critérios de inclusão/exclusão levou a uma amostra final de 49 referências, analisadas individualmente. Os resultados mostram um interesse recente no estudo da relação em análise, sendo a Europa líder. Globalmente, a política é importante para o desenvolvimento do turismo; o turismo promove o bem-estar dos residentes e turistas; os empresários têm no bem-estar uma oportunidade de inovação; e a natureza relaciona-se com o bem-estar. Implicações e sugestões de estudos futuros são apresentadas.Palavras-chave: Psicologia positiva, turismo, bem-estar, natureza, inovação.

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Positive psychology & tourism: a systematic literature review

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“…Place attachment is considered as a fundamental human need and a natural condition of human existence with deep implications to one's subjective well-being (Li & Chan, 2017;Manzo & Devine-Wright, 2014;Morgan, 2010;Scannell & Gifford, 2017). The importance of places in the contemporary world may have grown, despite the increased mobility and globalisation (Gustafson, 2006).…”

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“…The place of ancestral home played a significant role in reinforcing migrants' self‐continuity and rootedness. It is associated with one's origin, roots, ancestry, and identity and was considered as the prerequisite to integrate various life experiences into a coherent life story (Sani, ; Lewicka, ; Li & Chan, ). As such, migrants tend to seek a stable sense of place and identity through constructing different types of connections with their ancestral home, in order to assure a coherent life story and a stable sense of self (Liu, ; Twigger‐Ross & Uzzell, ).…”

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Connotations of ancestral home: An exploration of place attachment by multiple generations of Chinese diaspora

Chan

2018

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This paper explores the connotations of ancestral home by investigating how multiple generations of Chinese migrants sustain their place attachment to China. Based on 50 in‐depth interviews with Chinese migrants from the first to the sixth generation, we unpacked the meanings of ancestral home from the “place,” “person,” and “process” dimensions and identified 3 types of connections: personally attached to ancestral home, cognitively connected to a generic China and the Chinese culture, and spiritually connected to a symbolic China. Factors were identified in each type of place attachment in illustrating how Chinese diaspora members sustain their ancestral home connections. The personally attached group ground their attachment in strongly valued personal involvement with the physical and social ties. They are more sensitive to migration background, social relationships, and home return mobility. The cognitively connected group, in contrast, is more aware of the influence of their own families and the Chinese communities and embed their connections in understandings, knowledge, and Chinese cultural practices. The spiritually connected group maintain their connection through collective memories, sense of pride and appreciation for family ancestry, and interests in personal past. The findings suggest that the meanings of ancestral home are diverse and dynamic, reflecting both individual and family's migration history, personal experiences, cultural exposures, social relationships, and mobility. This study offers empirical insights into diaspora members' experiences of engaging with their place of origin and contributes to the understanding of place attachment by integrating a generational view.

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“…Many recent studies have noted that return travel provides migrants with a transformative experience by connecting them physically, culturally and socially to their ancestral home (Alexander, Bryce, & Murdy, 2017;Weaver et al, 2017;Huang, King, & Suntikul, 2017). Although some of these studies have engaged with the social functions of diasporic return in one way or another (Marschall, 2017;Pelliccia, 2018;Li & Chan, 2017), the links between diaspora tourism and social capital have been insufficiently discussed despite the growing popularity of home return trips (Gafter & Tchetchik, 2017;Etemaddar, Duncan, & Tucker, 2016).…”

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Guanxi or weak ties? Exploring Chinese diaspora tourists’ engagements in social capital building

2019

Current Issues in Tourism

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Most of existing studies assume that diaspora tourism can facilitate the tourists to reconnect socially to their ancestral home. Yet, how and why diaspora tourists engage in social capital building during their home return trips is still uncertain. Whether they feel socially connected and which groups they are more likely to build connections with are unknown. This study explores the ways in which diaspora tourists foster and sustain social capital by focusing on the case of Chinese immigrants and descendants. Based on 39 in-depth interviews with Chinese home return travellers, four scenarios of how they engage in transnational social capital building are identified. The findings suggest that how a diaspora tourist constructs social capital is influenced by the individual's place and collective identity, values and perceptions he/she holds, obligations, and personal interests. Migrants in each scenario devote to building different types of social capital with ties of varied strength and depth, suggesting that the effects of diaspora tourism in facilitating the construction of social capital are different. This study advances our understanding of the social functions of diasporic return, and provides practical implications for destination managers who want to better understand the motives and social needs of home return travellers.

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Diaspora tourism and well-being: A eudaimonic view

Cited by 43 publications

References 10 publications

Positive psychology & tourism: a systematic literature review

Positive psychology & tourism: a systematic literature review

Connotations of ancestral home: An exploration of place attachment by multiple generations of Chinese diaspora

Guanxi or weak ties? Exploring Chinese diaspora tourists’ engagements in social capital building

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