“It is a way of life”: detecting Chinese students’ wellbeing during the Spring Festival homecoming

Ying, Zhao; Chen, Fangfang; Xu, Honggang

doi:10.1080/10548408.2019.1622480

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“…This result contrasts with the results of previous studies ( 1 , 22 ). Smartphone overdependence is the state of having a self-regulation problem with regard to excessive smartphone use ( 19 ). However, it can be assumed that voluntary excessive smartphone use ( 15 ) has no direct impact on an individual's quality of life.…”

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“…However, from 1960 to 1970, the limitations of measuring a nation's quality of life through the purely economic aspect of gross domestic product (GDP) were identified and discussed. The Korean government conceptualizes quality of life as “objective living conditions and the subjective perception and evaluation of citizens in regard to [them]” and measures it by considering both objective and subjective quality of life ( 18 , 19 ).…”

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Smartphone overdependence and quality of life in college students: Focusing on the mediating effect of social withdrawal

Park

Choi²

2022

Front. Public Health

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This study examines the mediating role of social withdrawal in the relationship between smartphone overdependence and quality of life in college students. These three factors were assessed in 125 college students enrolled at a college in South Jeolla Province, South Korea, from September to November 2019. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 27.0, including regression to test the research hypothesis and a Sobel test to assess the significance of the mediation. It was found that social withdrawal completely mediates the relationship between smartphone overdependence and quality of life in college students. Several means of improving the quality of life of college students are identified based on this finding. First, colleges could provide financial support for community programs such as membership training and club activities. Second, an in-college system could be built that enables early intervention in cases of social withdrawal in students. Third, closely linked programs could be designed to provide effective professional counseling to college students experiencing strong social withdrawal. Fourth, college faculty could receive psychoeducation on social withdrawal. Fifth, as various mediating variables may exist in the relationship between smartphone overdependence and quality of life and only social withdrawal was considered in this study, subsequent studies could consider the effects of more diverse psychological and social variables.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Smartphone overdependence and quality of life in college students: Focusing on the mediating effect of social withdrawal

Park

Choi²

2022

Front. Public Health

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“…The relevance of students being part of the VFR segment has been discussed under various aspects (Gafter and Tchetchik, 2017;Kashiwagi et al, 2018;Michael et al, 2003;Min-En, 2006;Tran, Moore and Shone, 2018;Zhao et al, 2019). Taylor et al (2004) study the economic contributions and relevance of VFR tourism, focusing on international students in Australia.…”

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“…In the past decade, visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel has been given considerable attention by tourism researchers (Griffin and Guttentag, 2020;Backer et al, 2020;Backer, 2019;Zhao et al, 2019;Choi and Fu, 2018;. Importantly, VFR travel is not a homogenous market; it consists of two subsegments of visits to friends (VF) and visits to relatives (VR); the profiles and characteristics of these two segments have not yet been defined in sufficient detail.…”

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Understanding students as hosts: moving beyond sightseeing

Petry

Pikkemaat

Chan

et al. 2021

IJCTHR

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Purpose Neither visitors of visiting friends and relatives (VFR) travel nor hosts are homogeneous segments (Griffin & Guttenberg, 2020). For this reason, this study aims to address students as hosts of VFR travel and analyzes differences in the visitor and the host segment. As a result, marketing implications for destination marketing organizations that seek to realize the potential of the student VFR segment arise. Design/methodology/approach This research project adopts a multi-method approach to derive a deeper empirical understanding of visitors’ behaviors and the role of students hosting friends and relatives (SHFR). The quantitative study aims to reveal the relevance and differences between visits to friends (VF) and visits to relatives (VR), whereas the qualitative study elaborates on the findings of the quantitative study and seeks to understand the role and experiences of students as hosts. Findings The findings reveal that VR and VF travelers vary in terms of their expenditure. Hosts’ spending depends on visitors’ budgets; in general, both their direct and indirect (when relatives pay) spending increases when they have visitors. Furthermore, the data identify two distinct hosting styles: functional hosting is concerned with providing outstanding hospitality based on a more traditional, guest-oriented understanding of the role, whereas integrative hosting blurs the lines between hospitality and lifestyle based on a more modern, host-oriented understanding of the role. Research limitations/implications Regarding limitations, this study did not differentiate between students who were simultaneously locals and students who resided in the city only for study purposes. In a similar vein, the cultural background of the students was not considered in the research. Finally, the differences between VF and VR could further be explored in a quantitative follow-up study and in testing for significant differences in SHFR spending behaviors. Further research could examine whether domestic travelers, travelers with cultural proximity and/or short-distance VFR travelers are more likely to visit after COVID-19 as suggested by Backer and Ritchie (2017) in the case of crises and disaster. Practical implications Students as hosts differ from other hosts in VFR travel in their reluctance to embrace conventional tourism products. This study found that place attachment makes hosts of VFR travelers passionate ambassadors and advertisers for the destinations; destination marketing organizations (DMOs) could support this already positive image by providing and supporting students with more detailed information about their cities and the opportunities they offer. Results are of particular relevance because the COVID-19 pandemic is forcing DMOs to develop destination strategies that incorporate social-distancing and avoid crowded places. Social implications When students take their friends out to events and nightclubs, they contribute significantly to experiences that go beyond typical tourism activities such as sightseeing and shopping. By offering special discounts to visitors who come with their hosts, DMOs could help visitors delve more deeply into city life and thereby reduce the likeliness of crowded city centers. Considering the findings relating to the social and emotional qualities of VFR travel, DMO marketing to VFR travelers could benefit from promoting socio-cultural spaces and offerings that value groups’ social ties (e.g. family prices for families with adult children) or alumni status. Originality/value According to the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first which analyzes both, visitors and hosts of VFR travel using a two methods approach. Very recently, Griffin and Guttenberg (2020) miss VFR research focusing on the heterogeneity of the segment, and Backer et al. (2020) claim for more VFR research on the role of hosts carried out outside of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the UK and the USA. To the authors’ best knowledge, this study is the first which delivers empirical insights on SHFR in Central Europe.

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“…Mudik is proven to be able to provide an enormous multiplier effect from the social and economic side. As a social event, going home means fulfilling primordial and emotional interests to strengthen friendship relations (Zhao, Chen & Xu, 2019). In Indonesian society, the tradition of going home, especially during Eid al-Fitr is a primary or highest social event and involves a great deal of human interaction because the majority of Indonesia's population is Muslim.…”

Section: Relationship Between Homecoming and The Socio-economic Fieldmentioning

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Social Economic Perspectives of Homecoming Tradition: An Indonesian Context

Oktavio

Indrianto²

2019

KATHA

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Homecoming has been practiced by most Indonesians as a routine tradition that cherished every year. This interesting practice has developed rapidly as an impact of the integration of capitalist economic systems in the early 1970s. The tradition of homecoming in Indonesia mostly occurs at the moment of religious holidays. This phenomenon is considered an essential part of the celebration. As the largest Moslem population in the world, the most prominent homecoming activity in Indonesia mostly happens during Eid Mubarak Celebration. At this moment, not only Moslem but almost all the people in the country go back to their hometown. Every year, this tradition is getting bigger in numbers and giving more significant impacts on the country in terms of social and economics. Therefore, this study tries to describe the homecoming tradition for Indonesia, specifically seen from a socioeconomic perspective. As a qualitative content analysis study, this study analyses related works of literature, documentation, and publications relevant to the topic. The result is written descriptively by explaining the phenomena, discussing the impacts and proposing solutions. The results show that going home is proven to provide a substantial multiplier effect on the socioeconomic side. From social perspectives, homecoming means the fulfillment of primordial and emotional interests to strengthen the relationship between family and friends. On the other hand, this tradition also boosts the economic development of the regions, which is interpreted as Social Economic Perspectives of Homecoming Tradition: An Indonesian Context 47 equalization or circulation of money from urban to rural areas in the country.

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“It is a way of life”: detecting Chinese students’ wellbeing during the Spring Festival homecoming

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

Smartphone overdependence and quality of life in college students: Focusing on the mediating effect of social withdrawal

Smartphone overdependence and quality of life in college students: Focusing on the mediating effect of social withdrawal

Understanding students as hosts: moving beyond sightseeing

Social Economic Perspectives of Homecoming Tradition: An Indonesian Context

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