The Impact of Participation in Activities while on Vacation on Seniors' Psychological Well-Being: A Path Model Application

This article extends earlier research regarding the relationships between senior travelers' participation in activities while on vacation, their overall satisfaction with their travel experiences, and their psychological well-being. A path model was developed to depict the direct and indirect relationships between these variables by using a sample of senior tourists traveling on North American escorted tour itineraries. Whereas the direct effect accounted for 98% of the relationships between the senior tourists'levels of participation in activities and their psychological well-being, the indirect effect was negligible. The study concluded that senior tourists'activity levels were significantly related to their psychological well-being, but their satisfaction with the tours was not.

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