Examining the influence of virtual reality tourism on consumers' subjective wellbeing
McLean, Graeme and AlYahya, Mansour and Barhorst, Jennifer B. and Osei-Frimpong, Kofi (2023) Examining the influence of virtual reality tourism on consumers' subjective wellbeing. Tourism Management Perspectives, 46. 101088. ISSN 2211-9744 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmp.2023.101088)
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Abstract
Tourism consumption has been outlined as having a positive effect on individuals’ subjective wellbeing, however, we had limited empirical or conceptual understanding on the propensity of VR tourism in fostering positive subjective wellbeing and the subsequent effects this has for tourism providers and policymakers. A vacation transports one’s self to an alternative world, physically. In parallel, VR transports one’s self to an alternative world, virtually. Accordingly, through a multiple quantitative study research-design and drawing on the theoretical lens of Presence-Theory and Effort-Recovery-Theory, this research uncovers the positive effect of VR tourism on individuals’ subjective wellbeing, the nuance of the sense of presence in VR tourism in enabling psychological-detachment and enhancing consumer wellbeing along with the subsequent attitude and behaviour intentions stimulated by consumer wellbeing. Our results pertain that not only can VR tourism provide important societal and health benefits in recovery and enhancing individuals’ wellbeing, but also benefits from an economic perspective.
ORCID iDs
McLean, Graeme ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3758-5279, AlYahya, Mansour, Barhorst, Jennifer B. and Osei-Frimpong, Kofi;-
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Item type: Article ID code: 84018 Dates: DateEvent31 March 2023Published6 February 2023Published Online27 January 2023AcceptedSubjects: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > Recreation Leisure Department: Strathclyde Business School > Marketing Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 06 Feb 2023 14:33 Last modified: 01 Dec 2024 21:34 Related URLs: URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/84018