Liu Lijun, Cheng Li, Qu Xueying
Tourism School, Sichuan University, Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610064, PR China.
Ann Tour Res. 2023 Mar;99:103548. doi: 10.1016/j.annals.2023.103548. Epub 2023 Mar 10.
For many, the COVID-19 pandemic is an existential trauma. Existential traumas trigger people's ultimate concerns and shatter individuals' basic assumptions. Based on the perspective of existential positive psychology, this study explores the posttraumatic growth of travelers from Hubei, China, during the early outbreak period. Grounded theory is used to analyze the stranded experience of epicenter travelers during the sudden crisis. This study reveals the intertwined traumatic events that evoke existential anxiety in travelers, as well as five dimensions of posttraumatic growth. Moreover, a theoretical framework is presented, elaborating on the influence path of key factors such as social support, cognition, and coping strategies on posttraumatic growth. Finally, the finding shows a strong resonance between posttraumatic growth and transformative tourism experiences.
对许多人来说，新冠疫情是一种生存创伤。生存创伤引发人们的终极关切，打破个人的基本假设。本研究基于存在主义积极心理学的视角，探讨了中国湖北旅客在疫情初期爆发期间的创伤后成长。运用扎根理论分析了疫情中心旅客在突发危机期间的滞留经历。本研究揭示了引发旅客存在焦虑的交织创伤事件，以及创伤后成长的五个维度。此外，还提出了一个理论框架，阐述了社会支持、认知和应对策略等关键因素对创伤后成长的影响路径。最后，研究结果表明创伤后成长与变革性旅游体验之间存在强烈共鸣。
