Mechanism Underlying the Influence of Family Travel on Adolescent Self-Differentiation: A Social Learning Theory Perspective

IF 4.1 3区管理学 Q1 HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM

International Journal of Tourism Research Pub Date : 2024-09-25 DOI:10.1002/jtr.2766

Jinwen Tang, Xu Xiang, Jingna Wang, Heike Schänzel

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Most tourism studies have investigated adolescent experiences and their subjective feelings toward family travel. However, the research regarding how family travel influences adolescent mental development is still fragmented. To fill this research gap, this study used social learning theory and a grounded theory approach to explore the identity development and self-growth of 12 adolescents from families in China with family travel experiences. Taking a child-centered and participatory approach, the adolescents and their parents (one per family) were interviewed. The data indicated that the away-from-home of family travel could lead adolescents to undergo internalization-based learning as a stress response; such learning could increase adolescents' self-differentiation by improving their self-efficacy and enable behavioral growth and achievement. This study developed a new theory for social learning, that is environment–cognition–stress response–behavior, and the mechanisms underlying the influence of family travel on adolescent self-differentiation emerged. This study provides theoretical contributions useful in the development of family travel experiences and products.

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家庭旅行对青少年自我分化的影响机制：社会学习理论视角

大多数旅游研究都调查了青少年对家庭旅游的体验和主观感受。然而，有关家庭旅游如何影响青少年心理发展的研究仍然比较零散。为了填补这一研究空白，本研究采用社会学习理论和基础理论方法，探讨了 12 名中国家庭有亲子旅游经历的青少年的身份发展和自我成长。采用以儿童为中心的参与式方法，对青少年及其父母（每个家庭一名）进行了访谈。数据表明，家庭旅行中的离家出走可能会导致青少年进行基于内化的学习，以此作为一种应激反应；这种学习可以通过提高青少年的自我效能感来增强他们的自我分化能力，并促进行为成长和成就。本研究提出了一种新的社会学习理论，即环境-认知-压力反应-行为，并揭示了家庭旅行对青少年自我分化的影响机制。本研究为家庭旅行体验和产品的开发提供了有益的理论贡献。

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International Journal of Tourism Research HOSPITALITY, LEISURE, SPORT & TOURISM-

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期刊介绍： International Journal of Tourism Research promotes and enhances research developments in the field of tourism. The journal provides an international platform for debate and dissemination of research findings whilst also facilitating the discussion of new research areas and techniques. IJTR continues to add a vibrant and exciting channel for those interested in tourism and hospitality research developments. The scope of the journal is international and welcomes research that makes original contributions to theories and methodologies. It continues to publish high quality research papers in any area of tourism, including empirical papers on tourism issues. The journal welcomes submissions based upon both primary research and reviews including papers in areas that may not directly be tourism based but concern a topic that is of interest to researchers in the field of tourism, such as economics, marketing, sociology and statistics. All papers are subject to strict double-blind (or triple-blind) peer review by the international research community.