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Changes in tourists’ perception of well-being based on their use of emotion regulation strategies during vacation

“…In general, studies on pleasure travel, emotions, and well-being report that people have an increased sense of well-being either before or after traveling compared with those who do not travel. There is also evidence of "peak" fluctuations of emotions during a trip (Lin et al, 2014;Mitas et al, 2012;Nawijn, 2010;Nawijn et al, 2013). However, most existing studies have been built on the underlying belief that emotions are static and, in some cases, that individuals can recall their emotions after their travel experience (Sirakaya, Petrick, & Choi, 2004).…”

“…Tourism researchers who have studied how emotions fluctuate throughout the tourism experience have adopted the perspective that emotions should be viewed as passions that come and go, more or less of their own accord (Gilbert & Abdullah, 2004;Lin, Kerstetter, Nawijn, & Mitas, 2014;Nawjin, 2010;Nawjin, Mitas, Lin, & Kerstetter, 2013;Solomon, 1976). Most of their research has been built on the underlying belief that emotions are static and can be captured at multiple points in time during a vacation (Lin et al, 2014;Nawijn, 2010;Nawjin et al, 2013), which ignores the variability and dynamicity of emotions. Being able to account for the generative process of emotions throughout the course of an experience is very important in advancing the study of tourists' experiences (Coghlan & Pearce, 2010).…”

“…Despite substantial literature that has sought to connect tourists' emotions and experiences to their well-being and quality of life (e.g. Gilbert & Abdullah, 2004;Nawijn, 2010), to our knowledge researchers have not examined the impact of using ERSs to positively impact tourists' well-being. Documenting the impact of using ERSs in a vacation context will not only provide additional evidence of the relationship between tourism, emotions, and well-being (Gilbert & Abdullah, 2004;Lazarus, 1991), but will also broaden our understanding of tourists' psychological and emotional states beyond issues of satisfaction and motivation that formed the thrust of earlier research (Pearce & Lee, 2005).…”