%0 Journal Article
%T Tourism as a Pathway to the Good Life: Comparing the Top每Down and Bottom每Up Effects
%A Chun-Chu Chen
%A Sukjoon Yoon
%J Journal of Travel Research
%@ 1552-6763
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0047287518775282
%X This research examined the relationships among tourism, well-being, and novelty-seeking as a personality trait based on the top每down and bottom每up theories of well-being. A structural model that includes a direct effect of novelty-seeking on life satisfaction (top每down influence) and an indirect effect through tourism experiences (bottom每up influence) were proposed and tested using a sample of 556 American residents. Results showed that novelty-seekers were well aware of travel benefits and traveled more frequently. It was also found that the top每down influence of novelty-seeking on life satisfaction was significantly greater than the bottom每up influence. These findings highlight the crucial role of personality as a predictor of well-being as well as the importance of applying positive psychology principles to further enhance the potential contribution of tourism experiences to tourists＊ well-being
%K novelty-seeking
%K tourism and well-being
%K tourism experience
%K travel benefits
%K quality of life
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0047287518775282