How Does a Travel Trip Affect Tourists' Life Satisfaction?

Journal of Travel Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 261-275

  Sirgy, M Joseph ^a   Kruger, P Stephanes ^b   Lee, Dong Jin ^c   Yu, Grace B ^c  

^a PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

leisure travel; life domain satisfaction; life satisfaction; positive and negative affect; sense of well being; subjective well being; tourists

Indexed keywords

SENSE OF PLACE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79954509855     PISSN: 00472875     EISSN: 15526763     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0047287510362784     Document Type: Article

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