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Senior tourists' well-being, happiness, and satisfaction with life: a systematic literature review
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The perception of well-being through tourism improves the quality of life of tourists, and for senior tourists, this re lationship is even more promising. While the association between tourism and mental health is clear, the processes
involved are not always clarified. Thus, this systematic literature review aims to explore and systematise the benefits
of senior tourism for well-being, happiness, and satisfaction with life. Following the PRISMA method, the search was
undertaken on platforms SCOPUS and Web of Science, using the research terms “senior tourism”, “elderly tourism”,
“well-being”, and “life satisfaction”. Articles were included, if published after 2018, peer-reviewed, in English, concern ing an overview of senior well-being and tourism. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the final sample
comprised 16 articles. Senior tourists experience higher well-being, happiness, and satisfaction with life when their
goals are of high valence, more likely to be achieved, coherent with the activities, and when they feel pleasure asso ciated with achieving those goals. Still, senior tourists’ happiness, life satisfaction and well-being are associated with
four central elements: interpersonal relationships; time and resource management; achievement of goals and objec tives; and management of the personal meaning attributed to the experience. Theoretical and empirical implications
are further discussed.
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Elderly tourism Meaningful tourism experience Psychology Satisfaction with life Senior tourism Well-being . Faculdade de Artes e Humanidades
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Citation
Câmara, E., Pocinho, M., Neves de Jesus, S., & Agapito, D. (2024, June 28). Senior Tourists’ Well-being, Happiness, and Satisfaction with Life: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Tourism, Sustainability and Well-Being, 12(2), 87-110. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.34623/jc4r-9a80
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Universidade do Algarve