Tourist Rural Destination Restorative Capacity: Scale Development and Validation

Zhai, Lingchen; Wang, Chaohui; Zhang, Tingting (Christina); Qiao, Haohao; Gao, Yuhe; Tao, Yuting; Liu, Juan

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“…And based on the analysis of the three-level coding of rooted theory, it was found that the restorative experience of tourists is divided into the four dimensions of relaxation experience, psychological distancing, purification experience, and renewal experience. These four dimensions are the progress of the current research results, so the evaluation of restorative experience for tourists in this study will be further experimented and summarized in these four dimensions ( Zhai et al, 2023 ).…”

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Place perception and restorative experience of recreationists in the natural environment of rural tourism

Tang,

Zhao,

Guo

2024

Front. Psychol.

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IntroductionIn contemporary society, people spend long periods under high stress, and tourism activities have gradually been internalized as a new means of stress release and self-recovery. Studies have found that the high-quality natural environment of rural tourism destinations has a higher restorative effect than other places, and the rural natural environment can provide psychological recovery to visitors on top of offering visual beauty and other experiences.MethodsThis paper starts with the relationship between rural place perception and restorative experience evaluation. Based on theories such as the restorative environments theory, we investigates whether rural natural environmental factors have a restorative effect on recreationists through collecting 300 questionnaires and using SPSS 26.0 structural equation modeling for analysis.ResultsThe study found that there is a positive correlation between rural natural perception, place dependence, and restorative experience, forming a positive feedback loop dynamic system. The analysis suggests that enhancing the perception of the rural natural environment and place attachment can improve the restorative experience of recreationists in rural settings.DiscussionThis research establishes a systematic research framework for the relationship between rural natural perception, place attachment, and restorative experience, to deeply understand the dynamic interaction between them. It reveals the relationship between rural natural perception and restorative experience, suggesting that enriching the perceptual elements in rural natural spaces can meet the diverse needs of recreationists, enhance the sense of dependence and identification with rural spaces, and thus promote the psychological well-being and restorative experience of recreationists. The study also finds that place dependence plays a mediating role between rural natural perception and restorative experience. Place attachment and place identity, as mediating variables, act as bridges and catalysts in the process of rural natural perception affecting restorative experience.

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Place perception and restorative experience of recreationists in the natural environment of rural tourism

Tang,

Zhao,

Guo

2024

Front. Psychol.

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Perceived Destination Restorative Qualities in Wellness Tourism: The Role of Ontological Security and Psychological Resilience

Liu,

Kralj,

Moyle

et al. 2024

Journal of Travel Research

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Scholarship on wellness tourism has experienced exponential growth. Despite this, limited studies have explicitly examined how the perceived destination restorative qualities of a wellness tourism destination facilitate psychological recovery. Findings from a survey with 942 Chinese wellness tourists revealed perceived destination restorative qualities positively influenced psychological recovery, increasing ontological security, with the effect diminishing as individual resilience increased. This research provides conceptual clarity on the intricate relationship between perceived destination restorative qualities and psychological recovery, highlighting the critical role of wellness tourism for alleviating stress, and threats experienced in everyday life. Future studies should conduct longitudinal studies focused on the psychological recovery of wellness tourists.

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Tourist Rural Destination Restorative Capacity: Scale Development and Validation

Cited by 2 publications

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Place perception and restorative experience of recreationists in the natural environment of rural tourism

Place perception and restorative experience of recreationists in the natural environment of rural tourism

Perceived Destination Restorative Qualities in Wellness Tourism: The Role of Ontological Security and Psychological Resilience

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